Is prophylactic administration of steroids of benefit to children undergoing cardiac surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 499-502

  Amanullah, Muneer ^a   Hasan, Asif ^a   Roe, Jo ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary pass; Child; Evidence based medicine; Review; Steroids; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; ISOPROTEIN; STEROID; TROPONIN;

BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIQUID; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SIDE EFFECT; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 4143141968     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.04.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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