Preoperative colonization in pediatric cardiac surgery and its impact on postoperative infections

ConclusionThe results of our study suggest that the impact of preoperative colonization on outcome and postoperative infections may be negligible; larger series are required to clearly define this issue.

Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - May 15, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Simona Silvetti, Marco Ranucci, Giuseppe Isgr ò, Valentina Villa, Elena Costa Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research