Gentamicin collagen sponges for the prevention of sternal wound infection: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1235-1240

  Mavros, Michael N ^a   Mitsikostas, Pantelis K ^a   Alexiou, Vangelis G ^a,b   Peppas, George ^a,c   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,d,e  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLLAGEN; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL SPONGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLLAGEN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL SPONGES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027945965     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.040     Document Type: Article

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