Risk factors for mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Fatores de risco para mediastinite após cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

Risk factors for mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Fatores de risco para mediastinite após cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

OBJECTIVE: Mediastinitis is a serious complication of median sternotomy and is associated to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for mediastinitis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), without the use of bilateral internal t...

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Main Authors: Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Evelyn Figueira Soares, Cecília Andrade Santos, Omar Jacobina Figueiredo, Renato Oliveira Albuquerque Lima, Rodrigo Renda Escobar, Fábio Gonçalves de Rueda, Ricardo de Carvalho Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Fatores de Risco
Mediastinite
Revascularização Miocárdica
Risk Factors
Mediastinitis
Myocardial Revascularization
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