The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 680-685, March 2010

Reduction in incidence of deep sternal wound infections: Random or real?

  • Evan Matros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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  • Sary F. Aranki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Lauren R. Bayer, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Siobhan McGurk, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Jennifer Neuwalder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • ,
  • Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115.

Received 18 May 2009; received in revised form 17 August 2009; accepted 5 October 2009. published online 17 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01329-4

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.006

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 680-685, March 2010

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