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Deep Sternal Wound Infection: Risk Factors and Outcomes
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1998 · Vol. 65(4) · pp. 1050–1056
Michael A. Borger(University of Toronto)Vivek Rao(University of Toronto)Richard D. Weisel✉(University of Toronto)Joan Ivanov(Toronto General Hospital)Gideon Cohen(University of Toronto)Hugh E. Scully(University of Toronto)Tirone E. David(University of Toronto)
Surgical site infection preventionPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicineInternal thoracic arterySurgeryOdds ratioDiabetes mellitusMediastinitisIncidence (geometry)ArteryMedian sternotomyComplication
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Age FactorsAgedCoronary Artery BypassDebridementFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForecastingCardiac Surgical ProceduresHumansMalePatient ReadmissionProspective StudiesReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk Factors
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