POSTCARDIAC SURGERY INFECTIONS

Authors
LUTWICK LI VAGHJIMAL A CONNOLLY MW
Citation
Li. Lutwick et al., POSTCARDIAC SURGERY INFECTIONS, Critical care clinics, 14(2), 1998, pp. 221
Citations number
120
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Critical care clinics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07490704
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-0704(1998)14:2<221:PSI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This article reviews a number of specific infections that can occur af ter cardiothoracic surgery procedures and that may manifest in the cri tical care unit or require further care in a CCU. Other infections see n in the postoperative patient will not be covered here. Additionally, the various infections associated with cardiac transplantation that r elate to the immunologic suppression used with this procedure also wil l not be addressed.