The modified fontan procedure and prolonged pleural effusions

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-177

  Mascio, Christopher E ^a   Wayment, Matthew ^a   Colaizy, Tarah T ^b   Mahoney, Larry T ^b   Burkhart, Harold M ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FENESTRATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRICUSPID VALVE ATRESIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOUBLE OUTLET RIGHT VENTRICLE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; INFANT; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PULMONARY ATRESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRICUSPID ATRESIA;

EID: 65249088477     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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