Bilateral pectoralis muscle advancement flap in the management of deep sternal wound infection: A single clinic study of clinical outcome and postoperative quality of life

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 423-430

  Rashidi, Mitra ^a,d   Barstad, Marius R ^b   Brunborg, Cathrine ^c   Fiane, Arnt E ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Fornebuklinikken   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bilateral pectoralis muscle flap reconstruction; Deep sternal wound infection; Mediastinitis; Pectoralis major flap reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MUSCLE FLAP; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84904434004     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-014-0967-z     Document Type: Article

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