Adverse events during reoperative cardiac surgery: Frequency, characterization, and rescue

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Roselli, Eric E ^a   Pettersson, Gösta B ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a   Brizzio, Mariano E ^a   Houghtaling, Penny L ^a   Hauck, Regina ^a   Burke, Jacob M ^a   Lytle, Bruce W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; COST; FEMALE; HEART BLOOD VESSEL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649120076     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.08.060     Document Type: Article

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