Nitinol flexigrip sternal closure system and chest wound infections: Insight from a comparative analysis of complications and costs

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1848-1853

  Bejko, Jonida ^a   Tarzia, Vincenzo ^a   De Franceschi, Marco ^a   Bianco, Roberto ^a   Castoro, Massimo ^a   Bottio, Tomaso ^a   Gerosa, Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STERNAL WOUND COMPLICATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; ALLOYS; BONE WIRES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84870046737     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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