Early versus delayed surgical correction of malrotation in children with critical congenital heart disease

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 86-91

  Sulkowski, Jason P ^a   Cooper, Jennifer N ^a   Duggan, Eileen M ^b   Balci, Ozlem ^c   Anandalwar, Seema ^d   Blakely, Martin L ^b   Heiss, Kurt ^c   Rangel, Shawn J ^d   Minneci, Peter C ^a   Deans, Katherine J ^a  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital of Atlanta   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Ladd's procedure; Malrotation; Midgut volvulus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE RESECTION; LADD PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALROTATION SYNDROME; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYNDACTYLY; TIME FACTOR; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL VOLVULUS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES; MALE; SYNDACTYLY; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922444619     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.006     Document Type: Article

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