Is early primary repair for correction of tetralogy of Fallot comparable to surgery after 6 months of age?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 698-701

  Vohra, Hunaid A ^a   Adamson, Louise ^a   Haw, Marcus P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Evidence based medicine; Infants; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249119105     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.180083     Document Type: Article

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