The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 453-458 , August 2010

Acute kidney injury and regional abdominal perfusion during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction

  • Satish K. Rajagopal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Satish K. Rajagopal, MD, Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Sitaram M. Emani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Nathalie Roy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Lauren Westgate, RN, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Emile A. Bacha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass

Received 29 September 2009 ,Revised 19 January 2010 ,Accepted 21 March 2010.

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 All work was performed in the Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass.

 Financial support provided by the Bertelson Critical Care Research Fund.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00329-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.03.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 453-458 , August 2010

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