Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting: The effect of vacuum-assisted closure versus traditional closed drainage on survival and re-infection rate

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-182

  Risnes, Ivar ^a   Abdelnoor, Michael ^b   Veel, Terje ^a   Svennevig, Jan Ludvig ^b   Lundblad, Runar ^b   Rynning, Stein Erik ^a  

^a Feiring Heart Clinic   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass grafting; Mediastinitis; Mortality; Re infection; Traditional closed drainage; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSED DRAINAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84897089652     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01060.x     Document Type: Article

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