Improved results of the vacuum assisted closure and Nitinol clips sternal closure after postoperative deep sternal wound infection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 833-838

  Tocco, Maria Pia ^a   Costantino, Alberto ^a   Ballardini, Milva ^a   D'Andrea, Claudio ^a   Masala, Marcello ^a   Merico, Eusebio ^a   Mosillo, Luigi ^a   Sordini, Paolo ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep sternal wound infection; Nitinol clips; Post sternotomy mediastinitis; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; NITINOL; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FLAP; MYCOSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64749087047     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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