Incidence and risk factors of sternal wound infection at site of incision after open-heart surgery

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 408-411

  Hosseinrezaei, H ^a,c   Rafei, H ^a,d   Amiri, M ^b,d  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Incidence; Open heart surgery; Risk factors; Sternal wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84867288632     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2012.21.8.408     Document Type: Article

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