Omental flap for recurrent deep sternal wound infection and mediastinitis after cardiac surgery

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Eifert, S ^a   Kronschnabl, S ^a   Kaczmarek, I ^a   Reichart, B ^a   Vicol, Calin ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart; Omentum; Postoperative; Surgery; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; OMENTUM; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34548803509     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965305     Document Type: Article

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