title: Mediastinitis following open heart surgery: introduction.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pezzella
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology