The mobilized omentum and muscle flaps in the treatment of infectious complications in cardiovascular surgery.

Infection in cardiovascular surgery invariably constitutes a very serious complication that cannot be controlled by antibiotics in all cases. Improved blood supply to the tissue affected by infection largely helps to control these complications. The article reports on three cases in which mobilized muscle and omental flaps helped essentially to heal infectious complications following heart transplantation, aortic valve replacement, and reconstruction of arteries of the lower limb.