Economic aspects of deep sternal wound infections

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 893-896

  Graf, Karolin ^a   Ott, Ella ^a   Vonberg, Ralf Peter ^a   Kuehn, Christian ^b   Haverich, Axel ^b   Chaberny, Iris Freya ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Transplantation and Vascular Surgery   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Costs; Length of stay; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77949491667     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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