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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:871
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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^a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, 2100 Webster St, #332, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA,

e-mail: kt1pedcv@aol.com

Invited commentary

The Loma Linda group are to be commended for their exceptional application of the pathway method described in "ultra fast track" in elective congenital cardiac surgery. Their manuscript describes the application of an accelerated recovery program in 198 patients who were admitted on the same day as their cardiac operation. Those excluded were 23 cardiac transplants, 27 premature infants, 26 general thoracic patients, and 59 inpatients previously admitted for medical or "family environmental related issues" (original manuscript and authors’ response to reviewer’s comments, communication with Leonard Bailey, MD, August 10, 1999). Among the 201 procedures, there . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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