Collagen-gentamicin implant for prevention of sternal wound infection; long-term follow-up of effectiveness

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-458

  Friberg, Örjan ^a   Dahlin, Lars Göran ^b   Källman, Jan ^a   Kihlström, Erik ^c   Söderquist, Bo ^a   Svedjeholm, Rolf ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cardiac surgery; Complications; Mediastinitis; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Statistics; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; COLLAGEN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNUM; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLLAGEN; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG IMPLANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNUM; SURGICAL SPONGES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249083217     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.207514     Document Type: Article

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