Major Sternal Wound Infection after Open-Heart Surgery: A Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors in 2,579 Consecutive Operative Procedures
Authors:
- Gianmaria OttinoGOGianmaria Ottino
- Ruggero De PaulisRPRuggero De Paulis
- Stefano PansiniSPStefano Pansini
- Giuseppe RoccaGRGiuseppe Rocca
- Maria Vittoria TalloneMTMaria Vittoria Tallone
- Chiara ComoglioCCChiara Comoglio
- Paolo CostaPCPaolo Costa
- Fulvio OrzanFOFulvio Orzan
- Mario MoreaMMMario Morea
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 44 (2) , 173-179
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