Sternal preservation: A better way to treat most sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1659-1664

  Douville, E Charles ^a,d   Asaph, James W ^b   Dworkin, Ronald J ^c   Handy Jr , John R ^a   Canepa, Clifford S ^c   Grunkemeier, Gary L ^b   Wu, YingXing ^b  

^a Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

^b EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Oregon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; STERNUM; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE WIRES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 19644385293     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.04.082     Document Type: Article

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