Correction of congenital heart defects in Jehovah's Witness children

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Alexi Meskishvili, V ^a   Stiller, B ^a   Koster, A ^a   Bottcher W ^a   Hubler M ^a   Photiadis, J ^a   Lange, P E ^a   Hetzer, R ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bloodless cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Infant cardiac surgery; Jehovah's Witnesses

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; ERYTHROPOIETIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IRON THERAPY; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHUNTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAFILTRATION;

APROTININ; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMOSTATICS; HUMANS; INFANT; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES;

EID: 3042633457     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820868     Document Type: Article

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