Skeletonized left internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in diabetic patients

BACKGROUND: Mediastinitis is a serious complication of median sternotomy and is associated to significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetes is a feared risk factor for mediastinitis and viewed with caution by cardiovascular surgeons.OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for mediastinitis in diabetics...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular/Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Main Authors: Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Evelyn Figueira Soares, Cecília Andrade Santos, Omar Jacobina Figueiredo, Renato Oliveira Albuquerque Lima, Rodrigo Renda Escobar, Fábio Gonçalves de Rueda, Paulo Ernando Ferraz, Ricardo Carvalho Lima
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011
Subjects:
Medicina
Mediastinitis
Mammary Arteries
Diabetes Mellitus
Myocardial Revascularization
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=398941881007
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