Intraoperative graft flow measurements during coronary artery bypass surgery predict in-hospital outcomes

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 582-585

  Herman, Christine ^a   Sullivan, John A ^a   Buth, Karen ^a   Legare, Jean Francois ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Coronary artery disease; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETER; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILITY INDEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSIT TIME FLOWMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULSATILE FLOW; REOPERATION; RHEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249138728     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.175208     Document Type: Article

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