Review of the rationale for delayed sternal closure

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1249-1251

  Amato, Joseph ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Delayed sternal closure; Indications; Return of cardiac function

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0034016376     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200004000-00072     Document Type: Editorial

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