Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 530-535 , August 2008

Risk Factors for Failed “Fast-Tracking” After Cardiac Surgery in Patients Older Than 70 Years

  • Alexander Kogan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alexander Kogan, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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  • Probal Ghosh, FRCS, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Sergey Preisman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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  • Salis Tager, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Leonid Sternik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Jacob Lavee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Igal Kasiff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Ehud Raanani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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PII: S1053-0770(08)00031-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.02.001

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 530-535 , August 2008

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