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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 15:14:114-116.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.03.012. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Prophylactic routine posterior pericardiotomy: Should we perform it in every patient?

Vasily I Kaleda  1 , Stepan S Babeshko  2 , Sergey Yu Boldyrev  2   3 , Sergei A Belash  2   3 , Kirill O Barbuhatti  2   3
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Prophylactic routine posterior pericardiotomy: Should we perform it in every patient?

Vasily I Kaleda et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Posterior pericardiotomy prevents complications after cardiac surgery.
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