Derivation and validation of an early diagnostic score for mediastinitis after cardiothoracic surgery

Objectives: The aim of this study was to elaborate on and validate a score for the early diagnosis of mediastinitis after cardiothoracic surgery. Methods: Between 2007 and 2017, patients who experienced thoracic surgical-site infection after cardiothoracic surgery were enrolled. Laboratory, clinical...

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Main Authors: Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano, Andrea Carolina Rodas Medina, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt, Danielle Gualandro, Kiyomi Kato Uezumi, Marcus Vinicius Barbosa Santos, Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Bruna Scarpa, Tatiana de Carvalho Andreuci Torres Leal, Tania Mara Varejão Strabelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303728