Prospective Trial of Catheter Irrigation and Muscle Flaps for Sternal Wound Infection

Background. Sternal wound infection is a relatively rare but potentially devastating complication of open heart operations. The most common treatments after debridement are rewiring with antibiotic irrigation and muscle flaps. Here we present the results of a prospective trial to determine the appro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998-04, Vol.65 (4), p.1046-1049
Hauptverfasser:	Rand, Richard P., Cochran, Richard P., Aziz, Salim, Hofer, Bradley O., Allen, Margaret D., Verrier, Edward D., Kunzelman, Karyn S.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Bone Wires Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Catheters, Indwelling Combined Modality Therapy Debridement Hospitalization Humans Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis Length of Stay Medical sciences Muscle, Skeletal - transplantation Omentum - transplantation Postoperative Complications Prospective Studies Sternum - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgical Flaps Surgical Wound Dehiscence - drug therapy Surgical Wound Dehiscence - surgery Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy Surgical Wound Infection - surgery Therapeutic Irrigation - instrumentation Thoracotomy - adverse effects Treatment Outcome Wound Healing
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