Change of sternal perfusion following preparation of the internal thoracic artery - A scintigraphical study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-62

  Korbmacher, B ^a   Schmitt, H H ^a   Bauer, G ^a   Hoffmann, M ^a   Vosberg, H ^a   Simic, O ^b   Gams, E ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Deep sternal wound infection; ITA preparation; Postoperative sternal blood supply; Sternal scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE PERFUSION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERIES; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; STERNUM; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033975407     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00366-8     Document Type: Article

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