Measurement of technical performance in surgery for congenital heart disease: The stage I Norwood procedure

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Bacha, Emile A ^a   Larrazabal, Luis A ^a   Pigula, Frank A ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Jenkins, Kathy J ^a   Colan, Steve D ^a   Fynn Thompson, Francis ^a   Mayer Jr , John E ^a   del Nido, Pedro J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTOPULMONARY SHUNT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 54049087702     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.091     Document Type: Article

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