Critical illness polyneuropathy in adults after cardiac surgery: A case study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-424

  Keaveney, April Marissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLYNEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEPTICEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 7644242128     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2004.13.5.421     Document Type: Article

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