Effect of subcutaneous suture line and surgical technique on wound infection after saphenectomy in coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomised study

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 234-237

  Stenvik, Maryann ^a   Tjomsland, Ole ^a   Lien, Steinar ^a   Gunnes, Sigurd ^a   Kirkeby Garstad, Idar ^a   Astudillo, Rafael ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

CABG; Postoperative infection; Randomised; Vena saphena magna harvesting site

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CEFAZOLIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33747338749     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430600812813     Document Type: Article

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