Management and outcomes of delayed sternal closure after cardiac surgery in neonates and infants

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1180-1184

  McElhinney, Doff B ^a   Reddy, V Mohan ^a   Parry, Andrew J ^a   Johnson, Lori ^a   Fineman, Jeffrey R ^b   Hanley, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiopulmonary interaction; Mechanical ventilation; Postoperative complications; Sternal wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034059398     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200004000-00044     Document Type: Article

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