Symptomatic Neonatal Tetralogy of Fallot: Repair or Shunt?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 858-863

  Kanter, Kirk R ^a   Kogon, Brian E ^a   Kirshbom, Paul M ^a   Carlock, Pamela R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; SHUNTING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PALLIATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 76749123953     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.060     Document Type: Article

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