A protective device for negative-pressure therapy in patients with mediastinitis.
(2013) In Annals of Thoracic Surgery 95(1). p.362-364- Abstract
- A devastating complication associated with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after cardiac surgical intervention is heart rupture resulting in serious bleeding. The benefit of a rigid barrier between the underlying organs and the sharp sternal edges has been demonstrated in pigs. In the present article, we present our first 6 patients with deep sternal wound infection treated with NPWT in combination with a protective device. The median duration of NPWT was 8 days (range, 6-14 days). No major bleeding or signs of organ damage were observed. The use of a protective device seems to decrease the risk of bleeding complications.
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- Ingemansson, Richard LU ; Malmsjö, Malin LU and Lindstedt Ingemansson, Sandra LU
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- 2013
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- Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- volume
- 95
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 362 - 364
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- wos:000313343700074
- pmid:23272868
- scopus:84871904991
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- 1552-6259
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.027
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- English
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title = {{A protective device for negative-pressure therapy in patients with mediastinitis.}},
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