Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2002 Feb;35(2):166-169.
Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Treatment of Poststernotomy Wound Infection and Mediastinitis: Three cases report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Poststernotomy mediastinitis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of cardiac surgery. Up to present, poststernotomy wound infection has been treated by closure of wound directly or by use of myocutaneous flaps after irrigation and debridement of wound. We describe a new treatment of poststernotomy wound infection by using the vacuum- assisted closure technique. This technique was successfully applied in 3 patients with poststernotomy wound infection and mediastinitis, and a healed sternotomy wound could be achieved using this new technique.
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