The Impact of Gender and Age in Obese Patients on Sternal Instability and Deep-Sternal-Wound-Healing Disorders after Median Sternotomy
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between age and sex in regard to the development of deep sternal wound infections and sternal instability following median sternotomy. Methods: A propensity-score-matching analysis was conducted on 4505 patients who underwent cardi...
Main Authors: | Christian Braun, Filip Schroeter, Magdalena Lydia Laux, Ralf-Uwe Kuehnel, Roya Ostovar, Martin Hartrumpf, Anna-Maria Necaev, Viyan Sido, Johannes Maximilian Albes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/13/4271 |
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