Incidence of deep sternal wound infection is not reduced with autologous platelet rich plasma in high-risk cardiac surgery patients

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 180-184

  Dörge, Hilmar ^a   Sellin, Christian ^a   Bury, Maike Corinna ^a   Drescher, Andreas ^a   Seipelt, Ralph ^a   Grossmann, Marius ^a   Danner, Bernhardc ^a   Schoendube, Friedricha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

sternum; surgery complications; wound healing; wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHEST INFECTION; CONTROL GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; THROMBOCYTE; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE REGENERATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84876100560     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304537     Document Type: Article

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