Cardiac surgery in adults performed at children's hospitals: Trends and outcomes

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-311

  Mahle, William T ^a   Kirshbom, Paul M ^b   Kanter, Kirk R ^b   Kogon, Brian M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 48649092581     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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