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

Balkanay, OZAN; Goksedef, Deniz; Gode, Safa; Kilic, Zeki; Omeroglu, SUAT; Ipek, Gokhan

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10246

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, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10246
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-38
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).