Early readmission of low-risk patients after coronary surgery

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Sun, Xiumei ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Lowery, Robert ^a   Petro, Kathleen R ^a   Hill, Peter C ^a   Haile, Elizabeth ^a   Garcia, Jorge M ^a   Bafi, Ammar S ^a   Boyce, Steven W ^a   Corso, Paul J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 58049181631     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20071192     Document Type: Article

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