Does liberal use of bone wax increase the risk of mediastinitis?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 410-412

  Bhatti, Farah ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Mediastinitis; Thoracic surgery; Waxes

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX;

AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNOTOMY;

EID: 1642538984     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00180-4     Document Type: Article

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