Primary closure of deep sternal wound infection following open heart surgery: A safe operation?

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-245

  Levi, N ^a,b   Olsen, P S ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Sternum; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; DICLOXACILLIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034124770     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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