Literature DB >> 15366693

Current concepts in the management and reconstruction of the dehisced median sternotomy.

Geoffrey M Graeber1, William T McClelland.   

Abstract

This review will delineate the underlying conditions that predispose patients to deep mediastinal infection and sternal dehiscence, discuss the principles of thorough debridement and preparation of the wound, and assess the appropriate options available for successful reconstruction.

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Year:  2004        PMID: 15366693     DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2004.01.008

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg        ISSN: 1043-0679


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1.  The 'Two Bridges Technique' for sternal wound closure. The use of vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of deep sternal wound defects: a centre-specific technique.

Authors:  Karl Waked; Philippe Ballaux; Dominique Goossens; Koen Cathenis
Journal:  Int Wound J       Date:  2018-02-12       Impact factor: 3.315

2.  Cross-sectional area of the abdomen predicts complication incidence in patients undergoing sternal reconstruction.

Authors:  Jeffrey H Kozlow; Jeffrey Lisiecki; Michael N Terjimanian; Jacob Rinkinen; Robert Cameron Brownley; Shailesh Agarwal; Stewart C Wang; Benjamin Levi
Journal:  J Surg Res       Date:  2014-05-24       Impact factor: 2.192

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