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Risk factors for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery – a retrospective analysis of 1700 patients

BACKGROUND: Mediastinitis is a rare, but serious complication of cardiac surgery. It has a significant socioeconomic impact and high morbidity. The purpose of this study was to determine pre-, intra-, and postoperative predictors of mediastinitis. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 1700 consecutive patients, w...

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Autores principales: Diez, Claudius, Koch, Daniel, Kuss, Oliver, Silber, Rolf-Edgar, Friedrich, Ivar, Boergermann, Jochen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1891287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-2-23