Vacuum-assisted suction drainage versus conventional treatment in the management of poststernotomy osteomyelitis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 934-938

  Doss, Mirko ^a   Martens, Sven ^a   Wood, Jeffrey P ^a   Wolff, Jahn D ^a   Baier, Christian ^a   Moritz, Anton ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Sternotomy; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SUCTION; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036895384     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00594-8     Document Type: Article

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