Propensity-score analysis of early outcomes after bilateral versus single internal thoracic artery grafting

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Pusca, Sorin V ^a   Kilgo, Patrick D ^b   Vega, J David ^a   Cooper, William A ^a   Vassiliades, Thomas A ^a   Chen, Edward P ^a   Lattouf, Omar M ^a   Guyton, Robert A ^d   Puskas, John D ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

BITA; Multivariable logistic regression; Propensity score; SITA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 42149144028     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e31817067fb     Document Type: Article

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