Skeletonized left internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in diabetic patients Artéria torácica interna esquerda esqueletizada é associada a menores taxas de mediastinite em diabéticos

Skeletonized left internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in diabetic patients Artéria torácica interna esquerda esqueletizada é associada a menores taxas de mediastinite em diabéticos

BACKGROUND: Mediastinitis is a serious complication of median sternotomy and is associated to significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetes is a feared risk factor for mediastinitis and viewed with caution by cardiovascular surgeons. OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for mediastinitis in diabetics...

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Main Authors: Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Evelyn Figueira Soares, Cecília Andrade Santos, Omar Jacobina Figueiredo, Renato Oliveira Albuquerque Lima, Rodrigo Renda Escobar, Fábio Gonçalves de Rueda, Paulo Ernando Ferraz, Ricardo Carvalho Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Mediastinite
Revascularização Miocárdica
Diabetes Mellitus
Artéria Torácica Interna
Mediastinitis
Myocardial Revascularization
Mammary Arteries
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