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    Infection, Sternal Debridement and Muscle Flap

    Deep sternal wound infection is a rare but serious complication of cardiac operations performed through a median sternotomy. The incidence ranges from 0.75 to 1.44% in large observational studies. Staphylococcus ...

    Amine Mazine, Stefan O. P. Hofer in Evidence-Based Practice in Perioperative C… (2021)

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    Myocardial Protection During Cardiac Surgery

    Adequate myocardial protection is an integral part of the safe conduct of cardiac surgery. The mainstay of myocardial protection is cardioplegia. Since the concept of reversible chemically-induced cardiac arre...

    Amine Mazine, Myunghyun M. Lee in Evidence-Based Practice in Perioperative C… (2021)