Prophylaxis of sternal dehiscence in obese patients through systematic application of robicsek closure;Profilaxis de la dehiscencia esternal en obesos mediante la aplicación sistemática del cerclaje de tipo robicsek

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-102

  Cañas Cañas, Alfonso ^a   Lima Cañadas, Pedro Pablo ^a   López Almodóvar, Luis Fernando ^a   Serrano Martínez, Félix ^a   Paredes Astillero, Isidro ^a   Torres Crespo, María José ^a   Muñoz Martínez, Manuel José ^a   Pérez Fariña, Antonio ^a   Porro Hernández, Jesús ^a   Bustos Molina, Filadelfo ^a   Calleja Hernández, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Sternal dehiscence; Sternal reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNUM; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645459401     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(05)70898-8     Document Type: Article

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