The clinical and economic impact of deep chest surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass graft surgery

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Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 397-402

  Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a   Murphy, Denise M ^c   Koenig, Stephanie ^c   Woodward, Robert S ^b   Dunagan, William C ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft; Hospital costs; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0033900978     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.2.397     Document Type: Article

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