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[Complication management after interventions on thoracic organs : deep sternal wound infections].
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- Antibiotic-loaded bone cement fixation technique combined with bilateral pectoralis major muscle flaps tension-free management for sternal infection after midline sternotomy.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- [Treatment regimen for deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgical interventions in an interdisciplinary approach].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Deep sternal wound infection - latissimus dorsi flap is a reliable option for reconstruction of the thoracic wall.BMC surgery · 2019Article
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- Omentum flap as a salvage procedure in deep sternal wound infection.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2017Article
- Omentum flap as a salvage procedure in deep sternal wound infection.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2017Article
- The impact of surgical site occurrences and the role of closed incision negative pressure therapy.International wound journal · 2016Article
- [Sternal osteomyelitis - Surgical treatment concepts].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2016Article
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Abstract
With an incidence rate of 0.5-4 % and a mortality of up to 50 %, deep sternal wound infections are a rare but devastating complication after median sternotomy for cardiac surgery. Currently, no standard operating procedures exist. Long-term drainage with continuous lavage or negative pressure wound therapy should be used to condition the wound. After restabilization of the sternum and primary closure, the infection often reoccurs presenting deep cavities with an open, unstable thorax and an uncovered mediastinum. This article gives an overview of the different options for deep sternal wound infections in plastic reconstructive surgery. The key point for successful treatment is still the extent of debridement. Primary coverage with a pedicled flap can be made only if the wound debridement was performed radically enough. In the clinic of the author, in which over 120 patients with deep sternal wound infections were treated in 2.5 years, latissimus dorsi muscle flaps have been established as the gold standard.
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