A randomized trial of a skin sealant to reduce the risk of incision contamination in cardiac surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 632-637

  Von Eckardstein, Abelardo Silva ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Lim, Chong H ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Dohmen, Pascal M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Pêgo Fernandes, Paulo M ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Cooper, William A ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Oslund, Susan G ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Kelley, E Lynne ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Hospital Regional de Temuco   (Chile)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e WellStar Kennestone Hospital   (United States)

^f KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE; IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BODY MASS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN FLORA; SKIN INCISION; SKIN PROTECTION; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 79960938735     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.132     Document Type: Article

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