Omental transposition: The final solution for major sternal wound infection

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-203

  Athanassiadi, Kalliopi ^a,b   Theakos, Nick ^a   Benakis, Georgios ^a   Kakaris, Stamatis ^a   Skottis, Ion ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 34347379920     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230701500305     Document Type: Article

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