Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Complicating Sternal Wound Infection following CABG

Vascular

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 243-245

  Devbhandari, Mohan P ^a   Balasubramanian, Sendhil K ^b   Campanella, Ciro ^b   Brackenbury, Edward T ^b  

^a BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aorta; CABG; infection; pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0037409752     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090301100314     Document Type: Article

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