Does locally administered gentamicin affect the incidence of sternal wound infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery?


Balkanay O. O., Goksedef D., Gode S., Kilic Z., Omeroglu S. N., Ipek G.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.32-38, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Background: This study aims to investigate whether the use of gentamicin-soaked sponges during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has a protective effect against sternal wound infection (SWI).