Surgical Treatment of Mediastinitis After Cardiac Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2629-2630

  Chou, N K ^a   Wang, J L ^a   Chi, N H ^a   Wu, I H ^a   Huang, S C ^a   Chen, Y S ^a   Yu, H Y ^a   Tsao, C I ^a   Ko, W J ^a   Su, H Y ^a   Chang, S C ^a   Chu, S H ^a   Wang, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 53149091280     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.012     Document Type: Article

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