The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 397-404.e1 , August 2009

Lower weight-for-age z score adversely affects hospital length of stay after the bidirectional Glenn procedure in 100 infants with a single ventricle

  • Jeffrey B. Anderson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jeffrey B. Anderson, MD, MPH, Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, ML2003, Cincinnati, OH 45259.
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  • Robert H. Beekman III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • William L. Border, MBChB, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Heidi J. Kalkwarf, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General and Community Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Philip R. Khoury, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Karen Uzark, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Bradley S. Marino, MD, MPP, MSCE

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Received 29 September 2008 ,Revised 15 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.033

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 397-404.e1 , August 2009

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