Gender differences in outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 310-313

  Patel, Snehal ^a   Smith, J Michael ^a,b   Engel, Amy M ^c  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cardiac Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Institute for Research and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STERNUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND COMPLICATION; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646932721     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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