Primary closure for postoperative mediastinitis in children

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 480-486

  Ohye, Richard G ^a,b   Maniker, Robert B ^a   Graves, Holly L ^a   Devaney, Eric J ^a   Bove, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b 1500 East Medical Center Dr ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WOUND CLOSURE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDIASTINITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 4444276139     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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