Document Category: Surgery and transplant

SummarySternal wound dehiscence and infection are major problems for patients and health care providers. A range of risk factors, including diabetes, obesity and internal thoracic artery harvest, has been implicated. Several pathophysiological mechanisms, which may account for the development of infection, have been proposed. There is a growing body of evidence which suggests that sternal …

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AbstractIntroduction: Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is one of the most serious complications after cardiac surgery proce dures, observed in 5% of patients. Current standard medical therapy for DSWI includes antibiotics, surgical debridement, resuturing or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Un fortunately, in some cases these methods are insufficient, and additional therapeutic options are needed. Aim: To …

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AbstractBackground A prospective trial was designed to evaluatethe effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on organ/space sternal surgical site infections (SSIs) following car diac surgery that requires sternotomy.Methods A total of 32 patients who developed postop erative organ/space sternal SSI were enrolled in this study from 1999 through 2005. All patients were offered HBOtherapy. Group …

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