Post-sternotomy chronic osteomyelitis: Is sternal resection always necessary?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 715-721

  Toccoa, Maria Pia ^a   Ballardini, Milva ^a   Masala, Marcello ^a   Perozzi, Antonio ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic sternal wound infection; Post sternotomy chronic dehiscence; Post sternotomy chronic osteomyelitis; Post sternotomy sternocutaneous fistula

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STAINLESS STEEL; TEICOPLANIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CARTILAGE; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN FISTULA; STERNOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; STERNOTOMY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS OSTEOMYELITIS; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM;

EID: 84875608870     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs449     Document Type: Article

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