Revista chilena de infectología : órgano oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectología
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Rev Chilena Infectol · Oct 2016
[Surgical site infections in children undergoing cardiac surgery with delayed sternal closure: Case-control study].
Surgical site infections (SSI) are an important cause of morbidity in pediatric cardiac surgery. Risk factors in patients requiring delayed sternal closure (DSC) are unknown. ⋯ The duration of BP and MV are risk factors of SSI in children undergoing cardiac surgery with DSC.