Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Jul 2004
The reduction in hospital stay and costs in the care of patients with congenital heart diseases undergoing fast-track cardiac surgery.
To assess the care provided to patients with congenital heart diseases and ischemic heart diseases undergoing cardiac surgery according to the fast-track recovery protocol compared with those undergoing the conventional procedure. ⋯ A reduction in the length of hospital stay and costs for the care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery according to the fast-track protocol was observed.