Risk Factors for Deep Sternal Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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Superficial and deep sternal wound infection after more than 9000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): incidence, risk factors and mortality
BACKGROUND Sternal wound infection (SWI) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of cardiac surgery. Predisposing factors for SWI are multiple with varied frequencies in different studies. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence, risk factors, and mortality of SWI after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at Tehran Heart Center. METHODS This study prospec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1883-4108,0285-1474
DOI: 10.4326/jjcvs.36.175