Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2883775 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Because of the increasing acuity of patients needing cardiac surgery, it is important to identify those at risk for a prolonged ICU course. It is therefore of paramount interest to implement measures throughout their entire hospital stay that would maximize organ function to improve survival and resource utilization.
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Authors
Ortrud Vargas MD, Jürgen MD, Klaus MD, Michael MD, Wolfgang MD, Claudia MD,