Two-stage management of sternal wound infection using bilateral pectoralis major advancement flap

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 148-152

  Wong, Clement H K ^a   Senewiratne, Shireen ^a   Garlick, Bruce ^a   Mullany, Daniel ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mediastinal infection; Sternum; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNUM; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33744922984     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.03.049     Document Type: Article

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