Cyanoacrylate-sealed Donati suture for wound closure after cardiac surgery in obese patients

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 763-767

  Grauhan, Onnen ^a   Navasardyan, Artashes ^a   Hofmann, Michael ^a   Müller, Peter ^a   Hummel, Manfred ^b   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Paulinen Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Obesity; Sternum; Wound closure; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONATI SUTURE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERTRIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CYANOACRYLATES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78649585839     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.247965     Document Type: Article

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