Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>A retrospective study to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on sternal infection and osteomyelitis following median sternotomy.</p> <p>Materials and methods</p> <p>A retrospective analysis of...
Main Authors: | Lien Te-Cheng, Shie Huei-Guan, Chen Yen-Wen, Yu Wen-Kuang, Kao Hsin-Kuo, Wang Jia-Horng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/141 |
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