Fighting Pneumonia Risk after Cardiac Surgery (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Fighting Pneumonia Risk after Cardiac Surgery

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Cardiac surgeons in Michigan and investigators at the University of Michigan Health System identify a list of 17 patient characteristics -- age, race, smoking habits and white blood cell count among them -- associated with developing pneumonia after cardiac surgery.

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University of Michigan Health System

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