Prevention and management of sternal wound infections

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Prevention and management of sternal wound infections Harold L. Lazar, MD, Thomas Vander Salm, MD, Richard Engelman, MD, Dennis Orgill, MD, Steven Gordon, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 152, Issue 4, Pages 962-972 (October 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.01.060 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, 962-972DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.01.060) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Harold L. Lazar, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 152, 962-972DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.01.060) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions