A contemporary analysis of outcomes for operative repair of type A aortic dissection in the United States

Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 524-528.e1

  Knipp, Brian S ^a   Deeb, G Michael ^a   Prager, Richard L ^a   Williams, Candace Y ^a   Upchurch Jr , Gilbert R ^a   Patel, Himanshu J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348865497     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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