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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Impact and Cost Effectiveness of Routine Intraoperative Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography on Surgical Decision Making in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

J Sethu Madhavan, BPS Ghuman, Abhi Mishra, VK Arya, Aveek Jayant, Sunder Negi, Yamini Tandon

Citation Information : Madhavan JS, Ghuman B, Mishra A, Arya V, Jayant A, Negi S, Tandon Y. Impact and Cost Effectiveness of Routine Intraoperative Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography on Surgical Decision Making in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2014; 2 (1):3-9.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10034-1014

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Published Online: 01-08-2009

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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