Differences in Early Postoperative Complications in Elective and Emergency Heart Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3041-3043

  Aguero J ^a   Zarragoikoetxea, I ^b   Almenar, L ^a   Valera, F ^a   Vela, A ^a   Porta, J ^b   Martinez Dolz L ^a   Vicente, J L ^b   Heredia, T ^a   Montero, J A ^a   Salvador, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 55749096211     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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