Post cardiac surgery Mediastinitis : Risk factors and therapeutic management
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[Risk factors for mediastinitis and sternal dehiscence after cardiac surgery].
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to identify risk factors for the development of post-sternotomy mediastinitis and sternal dehiscence without infection. PATIENTS AND METHOD The records of all patients who presented with sternal abnormalities between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2003 were reviewed retrospectively, and potential risk factors were examined. Patients were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2047-4873,2047-4881
DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab061.416