Sternal closure techniques and postoperative sternal wound complications in elderly patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-138

  Schimmer, Christoph ^a   Sommer, Sebastian Patrick ^a   Bensch, Marc ^a   Bohrer, Thomas ^a   Aleksic, Ivan ^a   Leyh, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced age; Postoperative sternal wound complications; Robicsek technique; Standard wire closure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PAIN; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 45549086961     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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