Postoperative fever and major infections after pediatric cardiac surgery

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 761-770

  Vijarnsorn, Chodchanok ^a   Winijkul, Gornmiga ^a   Laohaprasitiporn, Duangmanee ^a   Chungsomprasong, Paweena ^a   Chanthong, Prakul ^a   Durongpisitkul, Kritvikrom ^a   Soonswang, Jarupim ^a   Nana, Apichart ^a   Subtaweesin, Thaworn ^a   Sriyoschati, Somchai ^a   Pooliam, Julaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Congenital; Cross infections; Heart defects; Postoperative complications; Postpericardiotomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY EXTUBATION; BACTEREMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 84864021461     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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