Modifiable risk factors associated with deep sternal site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Trick, W E; Scheckler, W E; Tokars, J I; Jones, K C; Reppen, M L; Smith, E M; Jarvis, W R

Trick, W E; Scheckler, W E; Tokars, J I; Jones, K C; Reppen, M L; Smith, E M; Jarvis, W R.

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Trick WE; Hospital Infections Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. wbt9@cdc.gov

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 119(1): 108-14, 2000 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10612768

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Coronary Artery Bypass; Sternum/surgery; Surgical Wound Infection/etiology; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Cefuroxime/administration & dosage; Cefuroxime/adverse effects; Cephalosporins/administration & dosage; Cephalosporins/adverse effects; Chi-Square Distribution; Diabetes Complications; Female; Humans; Hyperglycemia/complications; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity/complications; Prevalence; Reoperation; Risk Factors; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology; Sutures/adverse effects

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sternum / Surgical Wound Infection / Coronary Artery Bypass Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Year: 2000 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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