Delayed re-exploration for bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery results in adverse outcomes

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 835-839

  Choong, Cliff K ^a,b   Gerrard, Caroline ^a   Goldsmith, Kimberley A ^a   Dunningham, Helen ^a   Vuylsteke, Alain ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Coronary; Re exploration; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047129744     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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