The incidence and risk factors of arrhythmias in the early period after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 549-553

  Yildirim, Selman Vefa ^a   Tokel, Kürşad ^a   Saygili, Belma ^a   Varan, Birgül ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac surgery; Children; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DEATH; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62749175132     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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