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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 23:8:487-488.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.10.017. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Commentary: Predicting surgical-site infections following cardiac surgery? Perhaps the "NOSE" knows

Sameer A Hirji  1 , Jake A Awtry  1 , George Tolis Jr  1
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Editorial

Commentary: Predicting surgical-site infections following cardiac surgery? Perhaps the "NOSE" knows

Sameer A Hirji et al. JTCVS Open. .
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