Predicting outcome of rethoracotomy for suspected pericardial tamponade following cardio-thoracic surgery in the intensive care unit

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>Pericardial tamponade after cardiac surgery is difficult to diagnose, thereby rendering timing of rethoracotomy hard. We aimed at identifying factors predicting the outcome of surgery for suspected tamponade after cardio-thoracic sur...

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Main Authors: Beishuizen Albertus, Jansen Evert K, Kamp Otto, Groeneveld Johan AB, ten Tusscher Birkitt L, Girbes Armand RJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/79