Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221 , December 2005

The Postoperative Cardiac Patient

  • William Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, NW, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Bruce L. Klein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Transport Service, Children's National Medical Center, NW, Washington, DC 20010
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Bruce L. Klein, MD, Pediatric Transport Service, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2005.09.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 216-221 , December 2005

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