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Pleural effusions in children undergoing cardiac surgery

Authors :
Talwar Sachin
Agarwala Sandeep
Mittal Chander
Choudhary Shiv
Airan Balram
Source :
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 58-64 (2010)
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010.

Abstract

Persistent pleural effusions are a source of significant morbidity and mortality following surgery in congenital heart disease. In this review, we discuss the etiology, pathophysiology, and management of this common complication.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09742069 and 09745149
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.64f9865fe44b4df687efd0d5091166e6
Document Type :
article