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Deep Sternal Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Management and Risk Factor Analysis for Mortality

Gündüz Yümün, Burak Erdolu, Faruk Toktaş, Cüneyt Eriş, Derih Ay, Tamer Türk, Ahmet Kağan AS

The Heart Surgery Forum · 2014 · 16 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Delayed surgical closure following VAC therapy may be associated with shorter hospitalization and lower mortality in patients with deep sternal wound infection. Additional operation, diabetes mellitus, and a high level of EuroSCORE were associated with mortality.

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