Octreotide infusion for the treatment of chylothorax in pediatric cardiac intensive care unit

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-318

  Yildirim, Selman Vefa ^a   Kervancioǧlu, Mehmet ^a   Saritaş, Bülent ^a   Varan, Birgül ^a   Mercan, Şükrü ^a   Tokel, Kürşad ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORACOCENTESIS; TUBE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHYLOTHORAX; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; OCTREOTIDE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29544432287     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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