An update review on risk factors and scales for prediction of deep sternal wound infections

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-386

  Buja, Alessandra ^a   Zampieron, Alessandra ^b   Cavalet, Sara ^b   Chiffi, Daniele ^a   Sandonà, Paolo ^a   Vinelli, Angela ^a   Baldovin, Tatjana ^a   Baldo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection control; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMBASE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION RISK; LUNG PRESSURE; MEDLINE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STERNUM; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA SURGERY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863858915     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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