Devil is in the detail-how to critically analyze studies designed to assess effectiveness of topical antibiotics in preventing sternal wound infections?

Michal Pasierski; Kamil Zielinski; Giuseppe Maria Raffa; Harold Lazar; Roberto Lorusso; Piotr Suwalski; Mariusz Kowalewski

doi:10.21037/jtd.2019.09.01

Devil is in the detail-how to critically analyze studies designed to assess effectiveness of topical antibiotics in preventing sternal wound infections?

Michal Pasierski, Kamil Zielinski, Giuseppe Maria Raffa, Harold Lazar, Roberto Lorusso, Piotr Suwalski, Mariusz Kowalewski^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S1861-S1864
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Thoracic Disease
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2019.09.01
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019

Keywords

GENTAMICIN-COLLAGEN SPONGE
VANCOMYCIN PASTE
CARDIAC-SURGERY
HEART-SURGERY
COMPLICATIONS
IMPACT
RISK

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