Intensive care course after stage 1 Norwood procedure: are there early predictors of failure?
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[Interventional catheterization after the Norwood procedure].
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To carry out a retrospective analysis of the indications for, and the results and complications of interventional catheterization after the Norwood procedure. METHODS Between February 1993 and December 2006, 25 interventional catheterizations were performed in 14 patients who had undergone the Norwood procedure, prior to the Glenn or Fontan procedure. RESULTS Nin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intensive Care Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0342-4642,1432-1238
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0444-7