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  • Title: Postcardiac surgery infections.
    Author: Lutwick LI, Vaghjimal A, Connolly MW.
    Journal: Crit Care Clin; 1998 Apr; 14(2):221-50. PubMed ID: 9561815.
    Abstract:
    Infections following cardiac surgery, although generally uncommon, are associated with difficult management decisions and significant morbidity and mortality. They often present while the patient is either in a critical care unit, or requires CCU management. This review analyzes infections related to median sternotomy wounds, prosthetic heart valves, transvenous permanent pacemakers, automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and left ventricular assist devices. The diagnosis, microbiology, treatment and outcome of each is also discussed.
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