Open AccessSternal Wound Infections in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Bilateral Skeletonized Internal Mammary Arteries
Author(s) -
Dror Sofer,
Jacob Gurevitch,
Itzhak Shapira,
Yosef Paz,
Menachem Matsa,
Achim Kramer,
Rephael Mohr
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199904000-00020
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , revascularization , wound dehiscence , sternum , artery , cardiology , myocardial infarction
This study evaluated the risks of sternal wound infections in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization using bilateral skeletonized internal mammary arteries (IMAs).