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Infections and outcomes after cardiac surgery—The impact of outbreaks traced to transesophageal echocardiography probes

BACKGROUND: Infections are a frequent complication of cardiac surgery. The intraoperative use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) may be an underrecognized risk factor for post‐operative infections. The aim of this study was to investigate infection rates and outcomes after cardiac surgery in...

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Autores principales: Vesteinsdottir, Edda, Helgason, Kristjan Orri, Sverrisson, Kristinn Orn, Gudlaugsson, Olafur, Karason, Sigurbergur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6619098/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30888057
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aas.13360