A rare case of anterior chest closure only with omental flap after devastating mediastinitis: Case report

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 586-589

  Fiorani, Vinicio ^a   Memishaj, Sabjan ^a   Nocchi, Andrea ^a   Tappainer, Ernesto ^a   Pederzolli, Nicola ^a   Manfredi, Jacopo ^a   Zogno, Mario ^a  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CELLULOSE; COLLAGEN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COUGHING; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN FLAP; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND; WOUND CARE;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OMENTUM; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL FLAPS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 50049111085     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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