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Chapter 8 - Common Postoperative Complications

from Section 1 - Routine Cardiac Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

By
Jonathan H. Mackay  and
Joseph E. Arrowsmith
Edited by
Joseph Arrowsmith ,
Andrew Roscoe  and
Jonathan Mackay
Joseph Arrowsmith
Affiliation:
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Andrew Roscoe
Affiliation:
Singapore General Hospital
Jonathan Mackay
Affiliation:
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
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Summary

A comprehensive review of the complications of cardiac surgery would fill an entire volume. This chapter covers the more common and life-threatening complications. The reader is directed to the publications list under further reading.

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Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia , pp. 55 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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