Risk Factors Influencing the Outcome after Surgical Treatment of Complicated Deep Sternal Wound Complications

Vascular

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-212

  Peivandi, A A ^a   Kasper Konig W ^a   Quinkenstein, E ^a   Loos, A H ^a   Dahm, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

deep sternal wound complications; outcome of surgical treatment; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FISTULA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENESCENCE; SEPSIS; SMOKING; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM INSTABILITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0037409868     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090301100306     Document Type: Article

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