Methods for reduction of sternal wound infection.
Deep sternal wound infections continue to be an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of cardiac surgical procedures. Numerous risk factors have been identified but only a few can be characterized as modifiable. These risk factors and their modifications are reviewed in the following article.
Fynn-Thompson
Francis
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Vander Salm
Thomas J
TJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D014640:Vancomycin