Intraoperative adverse events can be compensated by technical performance in neonates and infants after cardiac surgery: A prospective study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Nathan, Meena ^a   Karamichalis, John M ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Del Nido, Pedro ^a   Pigula, Frank ^a   Thiagarajan, Ravi ^a   Bacha, Emile A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 80054978333     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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