Treatment of deep sternal wound infections after coronary artery bypass grafting by means of injection of platelet gel: An evolving technology

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Kachel, Erez ^a   Callum, Jeannie ^a   Moussa, Fuad ^a   Goldstein, Jenette ^a   Fremes, Stephen ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBID OBESITY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77952321213     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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