Association of sternal wound infection with parasternal muscle sutures

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 498-501

  Stahl, Kenneth D ^a,b   Moon, Harry K ^a,b   Gorensek, Margaret J ^a,b   McCarthy, Patrick ^a,b   Cosgrove, Delos M ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES;

EID: 0036868622     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8191.2002.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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