Management of thoracic endograft infection

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-31

  Chiesa, R ^a   Tshomba, Y ^a   Kahlberg, A ^a   Marone, E M ^a   Civilini, E ^a   Coppi, G ^a   Psacharopulo, D ^a   Melissano, G ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm thoracic; Fistula; Intraoperative complications; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZTREONAM; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; ECHINOCANDIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MYCAFUNGIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRONCHUS FISTULA; CANDIDIASIS; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; THORACIC ENDOGRAFT INFECTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 77950655558     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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