Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Page 100 , February 2010

Early Extubation Following Cardiac Surgery in Neonates and Infants

  • Issam El-Rassi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Naccache Blvd, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon. Tel.: +961 3477507; fax: +961 1615300x9716.
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  • Antoine Soueide, MD

Received 27 February 2009

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PII: S1443-9506(09)01088-9

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.10.004

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