INDUCED MODERATE HYPOTHERMIA FOR LOW CARDIAC OUTPUT AFTER PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY
Postoperative low cardiac output states are a major cause of postoperative mortality in infants and children following corrective cardiac surgery or congenital heart defects. Whole body hypothermia has been used since 2001 in the management of these low output states when they are refractory to conv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2008-08-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3487 |