Incidence of Sternal Infection in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting

Bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) bypass grafts have advantages over single internal thoracic artery (SITA) bypass grafts in the medium term, particularly in diabetics. However, the perceived higher sternal complication rates seen in diabetics have led many surgeons to avoid the use of BITA...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2005-11, Vol.80 (5), p.1765-1772
Hauptverfasser:	Momin, Aziz U., Deshpande, Ranjit, Potts, James, El-Gamel, Ahmed, Marrinan, Michael T., Omigie, Joseph, Desai, Jatin B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Diabetes Complications Female Humans Incidence Infection - epidemiology Infection - etiology Male Mammary Arteries - surgery Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - pathology Risk Factors Sternum - pathology Surgical Wound Infection - classification
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