Mediastinitis in pediatric cardiac surgery: Treatment and cost-effectiveness in a low-income country

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-166

  Vida, V L ^a   Leon Wyss, J ^a   Larrazabal, A ^a   Cruz, S ^a   Castaneda A R ^a  

^a UNICAR   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Complications; Congenital heart disease; Infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; MEDIASTINITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUATEMALA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDIASTINITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STERNUM;

EID: 34248648177     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-0008-1     Document Type: Article

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