Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2007

Does the timing of reoperation influence the risk of graft infection?

Presented at the Annual Symposium of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Las Vegas, Nev, March 8-11, 2006.

Received 7 March 2006 ,Accepted 4 September 2006.

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 Competition of interest: none.CME article

PII: S0741-5214(06)01632-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.09.007

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , January 2007

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