Superficial wound dehiscence after median sternotomy: Surgical treatment versus secondary wound healing

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 672-675

  Zeitani, Jacob ^a   Bertoldo, Fabio ^a   Bassano, Carlo ^a   De Peppo, Alfonso Penta ^a   Pellegrino, Antonio ^a   El Fakhri, Fadi M ^a   Chiariello, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE REMOVAL; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0442276618     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01594-7     Document Type: Article

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