Bacterial contamination of suction catheter tips during aortic valve replacement surgery: a prospective observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: Bacterial mediastinitis is a severe complication after open heart surgery. The infection causes prolonged hospitalization and an increased mortality risk. Observations from orthopaedic surgery showed that the suction catheter used during surgery is commonly contaminated with bacteria. Th...

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Autores principales: Larsson, Johanna, Sutherland, Sofia, Söderström, Åsa, Roman-Emanuel, Christine, Jeppsson, Anders, Olofsson, Elisabeth Hansson, Svensson, Per-Arne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-015-0066-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-015-0066-5

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