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- M. Tech. in Automotive Engineering -
- B. Sc. Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science - Undergraduate
Publisher : Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Year : 2011
Abstract : {Focussed cardiac intensive care is known to produce better outcomes. We have evaluated the benefits of a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) in the early postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Methods : Prospectively collected data of 634 consecutive patients who underwent congenital heart surgery from September 2008 to September 2009 were analyzed. Midway through this period a dedicated PCICU was started. The patients who were treated in this new PCICU formed the study group (Group B