Post-mediastinitis ventricle rupture: Closing the chest without closing the heart?

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-474

  Corbi, P J ^a,b   Jayle, C P M ^a   Lemonnier, T ^a   Menu, P M ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; INSULIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COUGHING; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCLE FLAP; OMENTOPLASTY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644234799     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.05007.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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