Epidemiology of Deep Sternal Wound Infection in Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-494

  Filsoufi, Farzan ^a   Castillo, Javier G ^a   Rahmanian, Parwis B ^a   Broumand, Stafford R ^a   Silvay, George ^a   Carpentier, Alain ^b   Adams, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; infection; outcomes; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA BASE; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650514525     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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