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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:128
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Victor Parsonnet, MD

Division of Surgical Research, New Jersey Pacemaker and Defibrillation Evaluation Center, Inc., Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112.

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I have often wondered what happened to a catastrophically ill patient in the surgical critical-care unit a year or so later. Did a patient with borderline renal failure, on a ventilator, with an intraaortic balloon pump, and with confused mentation who struggled out of the hospital 3 weeks postoperatively really benefit after the acute episode had subsided? Unfortunately, except for an occasional patient, I could never find an . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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