Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in deep sternal wound infection after heart transplantation

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1455-1458

  Pctzohl, Thomas ^a,b,c   Fcinclt, Peter R ^a,b,c   Carl, Ulrich M ^a,b,c   Gams, Anil Einmcran ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ^*  (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart transplantation; Hyperbaric oxygenation; Sternum osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FAT NECROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LAVAGE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032896591     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.5.1455     Document Type: Article

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