A combination of hydrodebridement with pulsed lavage and negative pressure wound therapies may enhance outcomes

Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) with prosthetic graft infection is a rare, though lethal, complication after cardiovascular surgery via median sternotomy. This commentary is a review of a report by Takagi et al. published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery that reported favorable outcomes in pati...

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Published inJournal of cardiac surgery Vol. 37; no. 9; pp. 2745 - 2746
Main Author Morisaki, Akimasa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2022
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Summary:Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) with prosthetic graft infection is a rare, though lethal, complication after cardiovascular surgery via median sternotomy. This commentary is a review of a report by Takagi et al. published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery that reported favorable outcomes in patients with DWSI with prosthetic graft infection treated with an enhanced strategy consisting of hydrodebridement with pulsed lavage and negative pressure wound therapies.
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ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/jocs.16700