Microbiologically documented nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery: an 18-month prospective tertiary care centre report

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 666-672

  De Santo, Luca Salvatore ^a   Bancone, Ciro ^b   Santarpino, Giuseppe ^b   Romano, Gianpaolo ^c   De Feo, Marisa ^b   Scardone, Michelangelo ^c   Galdieri, Nicola ^c   Cotrufo, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Nosocomial infections; Outcomes; Postoperative complications; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VALVULOPLASTY; WOUND INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 40649129666     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.12.046     Document Type: Article

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