Factors associated with long hospital length of stay in patients receiving warfarin after cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 465-474

  Cwynar, Roberta ^a   Albert, Nancy M ^b   Butler, Robert ^a   Hall, Carol ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Kaufman Center for Heart Failure   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Length of stay; Value surgery; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OHIO; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WARFARIN;

EID: 70350761796     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181b152d7     Document Type: Article

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