Case-control study of risk factors for mediastinitis after cardiovascular surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1397-1400

  Lopez Gude M J ^a   San Juan, Rafael ^a   Aguado, J M ^a   Maroto, L ^a   Lopez Medrano F ^a   Cortina Romero, J M ^a   Rufilanchas, J J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; OBESITY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845974470     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509854     Document Type: Article

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