Sternal and costochondral infections following open heart surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1976, Pages 714-726

  Culliford, A T ^a   Cunningham Jr , J N ^a   Zeff, R H ^a   Isom, O W ^b   Teiko, P ^b   Spencer, F C ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART SURGERY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RIB; STERNUM; THERAPY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0017171837     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)39619-9     Document Type: Article

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