Center variation and outcomes associated with delayed sternal closure after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1205-1210

  Johnson, Jason N ^a   Jaggers, James ^a   Li, Shuang ^b   O'Brien, Sean M ^b   Li, Jennifer S ^a,b   Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^c   Jacobs, Marshall L ^d   Welke, Karl F ^e   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Pasquali, Sara K ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DELAYED STERNAL CLOSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951023933     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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