Sternal bands for closure of midline sternotomy leads to better wound healing

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-63

  Bhattacharya, Susmit ^a   Sau, Indrajit ^a   Mohan, Man ^a   Hazari, Kunal ^a   Basu, Rajarshi ^a   Kaul, Ajay ^a  

^a B M Birla Heart Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CHROMIUM; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33847772939     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230701500113     Document Type: Article

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