Semi-skeletonized internal mammary artery grafts and sternal wound complications

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-232

  Deng, Yongzhi ^b   Byth, Karen ^a   Paterson, Hugh S ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; STERNUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 4844228987     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230401200310     Document Type: Article

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