Device related infections: Are we making progress?

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-483

  Holman, William L ^a   Pamboukian, Salpy V ^b   McGiffin, David C ^a   Tallaj, Jose A ^b   Cadeiras, Martin ^b   Kirklin, James K ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PUMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77954373368     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01034.x     Document Type: Review

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