Outcome of Noncardiac Surgery in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 709-712

  Stehlik, Josef ^d,e   Nelson, Devin M ^b   Kfoury, Abdallah G ^a,b   Reid, Bruce B ^a,b   Clayson, Stephen E ^a,b   Nelson, Karl E ^c   Christensen, Brent J ^a,b   Renlund, Dale G ^a,b,e   Movsesian, Matthew A ^d,e   Cowley, Cris G ^a,b   Smith, Hildegard K ^a,b   Rasmusson, Brad Y ^a,b   Long, James W ^c  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60249091040     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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