Management of postoperative fever in cardiovascular surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-97

  Ishikawa, S ^a   Ohtaki, A ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Koyano, T ^a   Hasegawa, Y ^a   Yamagishi, T ^a   Ogino, T ^a   Ohki, S ^a   Kamiyoshihara, M ^a   Morishita, Y ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases surgery; Fever, etiology; Heart surgery; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOSIS; MYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 15444344060     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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