Outcomes of surgical treatment of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: An institutional experience 1983-2004

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 746-751

  Tibballs, James ^a   Kawahira, Yoichi ^a   Carter, Bradley G ^a   Donath, Susan ^a   Brizard, Christian ^a   Wilkinson, Jim ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Outcome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 35148847430     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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