Poststernotomy mediastinitis: a review of conventional surgical treatments, vacuum-assisted closure therapy and presentation of the Lund University Hospital mediastinitis algorithm
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- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 30 (6) , 898-905
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.09.020
Abstract
Summary. Poststernotomy mediastinitis, also commonly called deep sternal wound infection, is one of the most feared complications in patients undergoing cardiaKeywords
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