Does the time of resternotomy for bleeding have any influence on the incidence of sternal infections, septic courses or further complications?

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-48

  Boeken, U ^a   Elsner, J ^a   Feindt, P ^a   Petzold, Th ^a   Schulte, H D ^a   Gams, E ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Resternotomy; Sepsis; Sternal wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; STERNOTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035129384     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-9924     Document Type: Article

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