Postoperative Serum Cortisol Concentration and Adrenal Insufficiency in Neonates Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-220

  Sasser, William C ^a   Robert, Stephen M ^a   Carlo, Waldemar F ^a   Borasino, Santiago ^a   Dabal, Robert J ^b   Kirklin, James K ^b   Alten, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal insufficiency; cardiopulmonary bypass; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; neonates; postoperative care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990350879     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135111431268     Document Type: Article

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