Leg wound infections associated with coronary revascularization

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 689-691

  Wong, Shing Wai ^a   Fernando, Devaka ^a   Grant, Peter ^a  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Irrigation; Prophylaxis; Saphenous vein; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030792702     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb07110.x     Document Type: Article

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