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Postoperative mediastinitis in cardiovascular surgery postoperation. Analysis of 1038 consecutive surgeries.

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2010

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Michel Pompeu Sá, Débora Oliveira Silva, Érika Nibbering de Souza Lima, Ricardo de Carvalho Lima, Frederico Pires Vasconcelos Silva, Fábio Gonçalves de Rueda, Rodrigo Escobar, Paulo Ernando Ferraz Cavalcanti
PubMed

Abstract

Mediastinitis stays a serious surgical complication and difficult management in cardiovascular surgery postoperation. The disease stays with low incidence, but still with high lethality. Coronary bypass was associated to major risk of infection development.

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