Thoracic transposition of the greater omentum as an adjunct in the treatment of mediastinitis - Pros and cons within the context of a randomised study

European Journal of Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 164, Issue 584, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Krabatsch, Thomas ^a   Schmitt, Dierk V ^b   Mohr, Friedrich ^c   Hetzer, Roland ^c  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Greater omentum; Immunoglobulin therapy; Mediastinitis; Sternal infection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PENTAGLOBULIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GREATER OMENTUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDIASTINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND INFECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OMENTUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDIASTINITIS; OMENTUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REOPERATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032586350     PISSN: 1102416X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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