ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Mediastinitis in cardiac surgery: evaluation of risk factors and treatment with continuous irrigation with PVPI 1% solution

Luiz Cláudio Moreira Lima^I; Fernando Antônio Roquete Reis Filho^I; Leonardo A Gonçalves^I; Maurício C Gomes^I; Luciana Casséte^I; Raul Corrêa Rabelo^I; Rodrigo de Castro Bernardes^I

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381996000300008

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