Sternal wound infections in pediatric congenital cardiac surgery: A survey of incidence and preventative practice

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 799-804

  Woodward, Cathy S ^a   Son, Minnette ^a   Calhoon, John ^b   Michalek, Joel ^b   Husain, S Adil ^b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; STERNOTOMY; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951968494     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.10.030     Document Type: Article

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