Effect of an implantable gentamicin-collagen sponge on sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery: A randomized trial

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-762

  Bennett Guerrero, Elliott ^a   Ferguson, T Bruce ^b   Lin, Min ^a   Garg, Jyotsna ^a   Mark, Daniel B ^a   Scavo, Vincent A ^c   Kouchoukos, Nicholas ^d   Richardson, John B ^e   Pridgen, Renee L ^a   Corey, G R ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b East Carolina Heart Institute   (United States)

^c Indiana/Ohio Heart   (United States)

^d MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e St Vincent's Hospital Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLLAGEN SPONGE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BODY MASS; CHEST INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77955741923     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1152     Document Type: Article

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