Mediastinitis: mortality rate comparing single-stage surgical approach and preconditioning of wound
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare hospital mortality rate of surgical debridement followed by primary wound closure versus surgical debridement with closure after preconditioning of the wound. METHODS: A historical cohort of 43 patients with postoperative mediastinitis type III and IV between 20...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
2013-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382013000200008&lng=en&tlng=en |