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Preventing sternal wound infections after open-heart surgery

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SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS are one of the most frequent postoperative complications for all surgical patients.1,2 A serious complication of open-heart surgery (OHS), sternal wound infections (SWIs) are linked to high… Click to show full abstract

SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS are one of the most frequent postoperative complications for all surgical patients.1,2 A serious complication of open-heart surgery (OHS), sternal wound infections (SWIs) are linked to high mortality and morbidity.3 Preventing SWIs not only helps protect patients from severe

Keywords: open heart; heart surgery; wound infections; sternal wound

Journal Title: Nursing
Year Published: 2017

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