Chest Reexploration in the Intensive Care Unit After Cardiac Surgery: A Safe Alternative to Returning to the Operating Theater Charalambos P. Charalambous, MRCS (Ed), Christos S. Zipitis, MBChB, Danny J. Keenan The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 1, Pages 191-194 (January 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.024 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Reexplorations (percent of total open-heart operations) for bleeding and cardiac tamponade in yearly intervals. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 191-194DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.024) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Distribution of reexplorations performed within 24 hours of primary operation. (post-op = postoperative). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 191-194DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.024) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions