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Preoperative hospital length of stay as a modifiable risk factor for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND: As high-risk cardiac patients frequently remain within hospital while waiting for surgery, the aim of the present study was to determine the role of preoperative length of hospital stay on mediastinitis, and also, to assess contemporary risk factors for this complication. METHODS: The so...

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Autores principales: Leung Wai Sang, Stephane, Chaturvedi, Rakesh, Alam, Ahsan, Samoukovic, Gordan, de Varennes, Benoit, Lachapelle, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3618209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-45