Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 101-108 , December 2008

Hybrid repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms: A combined endovascular and open approach

  • Kerry E. Bell, MSN, ARNP-C

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Kerry E. Bell, MSN, ARNP-C, James A. Haley Veterans Administration, 13,000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612.
    • ,
  • Ann C. Lopez, MSN, ARNP-C

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 This article was presented at the SVN 26th Annual Convention (“21st Century Challenges in Vascular Nursing: Journey into the Wild”), San Diego, California, June 2008.

PII: S1062-0303(08)00112-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2008.09.001

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 101-108 , December 2008

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