Primary sternal plating in high-risk patients prevents mediastinitis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 367-372

  Song, David H ^a   Lohman, Robert F ^a   Renucci, John D ^a   Jeevanandam, Valluvan ^a   Raman, Jai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Plating; Rigid fixation; Sternum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBID OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STERNOTOMY; STEROID THERAPY; SUPERINFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE PLATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 3543071051     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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