Incidence, Treatment Strategies and Outcome of Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1084-1090

  Filsoufi, Farzan ^a   Rahmanian, Parwis B ^a   Castillo, Javier G ^a   Pinney, Sean ^a   Broumand, Stafford R ^a   Adams, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CEFAZOLIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36049027731     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.07.036     Document Type: Article

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