10-Year follow-up of patients with and without mediastinitis

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-76

  Braxton, John H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Marrin, Charles A S ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   McGrath, Paul D ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Morton, Jeremy R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Norotsky, Mitchell ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Charlesworth, David C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Lahey, Stephen J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Clough, Robert ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Ross, Cathy S ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Olmstead, Elaine M ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   O'Connor, Gerald T ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h Maine Heart Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery surgery; Mediastinitis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 2642544258     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.01.006     Document Type: Review

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