Estimating the risk of complications related to re- exploration for bleeding after adult cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-55

  Biancari, Fausto ^a   Mikkola, Reija ^a   Heikkinen, Jouni ^a   Lahtinen, Jarmo ^a   Airaksinen, K E Juhani ^b   Juvonen, Tatu ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Cardiac surgery; Re exploration; Resternotomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAAORTIC BALLOON PUMP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84860333945     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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