Skeletonized versus pedicled internal thoracic artery and risk of sternal wound infection after coronary bypass surgery: meta-analysis and meta-regression of 4817 patients

It is suggested that the internal thoracic artery (ITA) harvesting technique influences the incidence of sternal wound infection (SWI) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). To determine if there is any real difference between skeletonized vs pedicled ITA, we performed a meta-analysis to determi...

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Main Authors: Sá, Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira, Ferraz, Paulo Ernando, Escobar, Rodrigo Renda, Vasconcelos, Frederico Pires, Ferraz, Álvaro Antonio Bandeira, Braile, Domingo Marcolino, Lima, Ricardo Carvalho
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
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State-of-the-Art
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653453/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446674
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivt012
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