A rational approach to sternal wound complications

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-91

  Francel, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDIASTINITIS; MUSCLE FLAP; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASPIRATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 2642528847     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.03.001     Document Type: Review

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