Intracutaneous versus transcutaneous suture techniques: Comparison of sternal wound infection rates in open-heart surgery patients

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-282

  Karabay, Ozalp ^a   Fermanci, Emel ^a   Silistreli, Erdem ^a   Aykut, Koray ^a   Yurekli, Ismail ^a   Catalyurek, Hudai ^a   Acikel, Unal ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Diabetes complications; Drainage; Mediastinitis etiology; Postoperative complications prevention control; Prospective studies; Risk factors; Sternum surgery; Suppuration; Surgical wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24944454333     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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