The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656, November 2008

Does the duration of surgery affect outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting?

  • Danny Chu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Operative Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-713-794-7892; fax: +1-713-794-7352
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  • Faisal G. Bakaeen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Operative Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Xing Li Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Scott A. LeMaire, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Joseph S. Coselli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Section of Adult Cardiac Surgery, the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Joseph Huh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Operative Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA

Received 8 May 2008; received in revised form 2 July 2008 published online 09 September 2008.

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00544-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 5 , Pages 652-656, November 2008

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