Acute cardiac arrhythmias following surgery for congenital heart disease: Mechanisms, diagnostic tools, and management

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-272

  Payne, Linda ^a   Zeigler, Vicki L ^b   Gillette, Paul C ^c  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Otolaryngology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardioversion; Congenital heart disease; Defibrillation; Temporary pacing

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79957627067     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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