Risk factors for surgical-site infection after cardiac surgery

Objective: Surgical site infection is a serious complication inpatients undergoing heart surgery because in addition to highmorbitity rates, length of hospital stay and hospital costs areincreased. This study aims to identify pre-, peri- and postoperativerisk factors related to surgical-site infecti...

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Main Authors: Fermina Mendonça Borges, Renato Satovschi Grinbaum, Jacyr Pasternak, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2005-06-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/biblioteca/artigos/vol3/num_2/Vol3_N2_P91.pdf