An index for evaluating results in paediatric cardiac intensive care

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-377

  Mattos, Sandra S ^a   Neves, Juliana R ^a   Costa, Mônica C ^a   Hatem, Thamine P ^a   Luna, Carlos F ^b  

^a Real Hospital Portugues   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Paediatric cardiac surgery; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CALCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33746044891     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951106000357     Document Type: Review

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