The clinical value of routine chest radiographs in the first 24 hours after cardiac surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-142

  Tolsma, Martijn ^a   Kröner, Anke ^b   Van Den Hombergh, Cristy L M ^c   Rosseel, Peter M J ^d   Rijpstra, Tom A ^d   Dijkstra, Homme A J ^d   Bentala, Mohammed ^d   Schultz, Marcus J ^b   Van Der Meer, Nardo J M ^d  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 78650949126     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181fdf6b7     Document Type: Article

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