Mediastinal Infection after Cardiac Surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 415-423

  Sarr, Michael G ^a   Gott, Vincent L ^a   Townsend, Timothy R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURVEY;

EID: 0021131296     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(10)62300-4     Document Type: Review

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