The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1172-1179 , November 2009

Preoperative lymphopenia is a predictor of postoperative adverse outcomes in children with congenital heart disease

  • Antonio G. Cabrera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis/Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tenn
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  • Umesh Dyamenahalli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • Jeffrey Gossett, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • Parthak Prodhan, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • W. Robert Morrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • Michiaki Imamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • Robert D.B. Jaquiss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
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  • Adnan T. Bhutta, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Adnan T. Bhutta, MBBS, FAAP, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1 Children's Way, Slot 512, Little Rock, AR 72202.

Received 25 November 2008 ,Revised 3 April 2009 ,Accepted 14 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.016

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Pages 1172-1179 , November 2009

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