Sternal Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Mazandaran Heart Center

Sternal Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Mazandaran Heart Center

Background and purpose: Sternal Wound Infection (SWI) is a serious complication of median sternotomy that increases the rate of mortality. We report our experience of managing SWI in a regional cardiothoracic unit in Mazandaran province, Iran. Materials and methods: We prospectively studied 4725 pa...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Nouraei, Gholamali Godazandeh, Valiollah Habibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
sternal wound infection
coronary artery bypass grafting
surgery complication
risk factors
wound infection
Online Access:http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-9458-en.html

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