Variables predicting adverse outcome in patients with deep sternal wound infection

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 324-331

  De Feo, Marisa ^a   Renzulli, Attilio ^a   Ismeno, Gennaro ^a   Gregorio, Rosario ^a   Della Corte, Alessandro ^a   Utili, Riccardo ^a   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STERNUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035133980     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02137-8     Document Type: Article

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