Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 317-322.e1 , August 2008

Operative mortality for renal artery bypass in the United States: Results from the National Inpatient Sample

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Naples, Fla, Jan 16-19, 2008.

Received 16 January 2008 ,Accepted 8 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.014

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 317-322.e1 , August 2008

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