A multimodal approach for reducing wound infections after sternotomy

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 206-210

  Dahlin, Lars Göran ^a   Granfeldt, Hans ^a   Hultkvist, Henrik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Prevention; Surgical technique; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1842736343     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2003.11.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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