Local gentamicin reduces sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial: Invited commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-162

  El Oakley, Reida ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

5

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GENTAMICIN; STEROID;

BLEEDING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; NOSE SMEAR; NOTE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 11144344523     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.051     Document Type: Note

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