Superiority of topical negative pressure over closed irrigation therapy of deep sternal wound infection in cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Simek, M ^a   Hajek, R ^a   Fluger, I ^a   Molitor, M ^a   Grulichova, J ^a   Langova, K ^a   Tobbia, P ^a   Nemec, P ^a   Zalesak, B ^a   Lonsky, V ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures, complications; Negative pressure wound therapy; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CLOSED IRRIGATION THERAPY; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; FEMALE; FISTULA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWEDEN; TIME; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWEDEN; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84857174902     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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