Stage I palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Is a right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit associated with improved outcomes? Critical appraisal of Cua et al.: Early postoperative outcomes in a series of infants with hypoplasti c left heart syndrome undergoing stage I palliation operation with either modified Blalock-Taussig shunt or right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-440

  Aramburo, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Congenital heart defect; Evidence based medicine; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Prognosis; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949097120     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318172d9d8     Document Type: Article

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