Skeletonized internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá¹; Cecília Andrade Santos²; Omar Jacobina Figueiredo²; Renato Oliveira Albuquerque Lima²; Paulo Ernando Ferraz²; Alexandre Magno Macário Nunes Soares²; Pablo César Lustosa Barros Bezerra²; Wendell Nunes Martins²; Ricardo de Carvalho Lima³

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20110053 Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2011;26(4):617-623