DECREASED INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE PERICARDIAL-EFFUSIONS AFTER CARDIAC-SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE

Authors
PRABHU AS ROSS RD HEINERT MR WALTERS HL HAKIMI M
Citation
As. Prabhu et al., DECREASED INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE PERICARDIAL-EFFUSIONS AFTER CARDIAC-SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, The American journal of cardiology, 77(9), 1996, pp. 774
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:9<774:DIOPPA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
There has been a striking decrease in the incidence of postoperative p ericardial effusion to 13.6%. A higher incidence of postoperative peri cardial effusion was found in the winter months.