ReviewInfection and drug resistance2018
Current perspectives on diagnosis and management of sternal wound infections.
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- Early clinical outcomes of routine prophylactic use of a gentamicin-impregnated sponge in all consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgical operations: a single-center experience.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Mediastinitis after cardiac surgery, from microbes to management: a systematic review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- Infectious Mediastinitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The role of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis in Asians: A single-center, retrospective cohort study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Fungal and bacterial co-infection in the superficial and deep sternal wound after open cardiac surgery.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2023Article
- Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Open-heart Cardiac Surgery and Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy: a Single-center Study.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2022Observational
- The Free Myocutaneous Tensor Fasciae Latae Flap-A Workhorse Flap for Sternal Defect Reconstruction: A Single-Center Experience.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Deep sternal wound infection and pectoralis major muscle flap reconstruction: A single-center 20-year retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Prevention of Sternal Wound Infections in Women Using an External Sternum Fixation Corset.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2021Article
- Case Report:Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Is the Use of BIMA in CABG Sub-Optimal? A Review of the Current Clinical and Economic Evidence Including Innovative Approaches to the Management of Mediastinitis.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2020Review
- Sternal Wound Reconstruction Made Simple.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Review
- Utility of FDG-PET/CT for the Detection and Characterization of Sternal Wound Infection Following Sternotomy.Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2019Article
- [Flail chest and mediastinitis with total sternal loss post pediatric heart surgery. Reconstruction technique and case report].Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascularArticle
- Surgically Managed Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Heart Transplantation.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyArticle
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Abstract
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), also known as mediastinitis, is a serious and potentially fatal condition. The diagnosis and treatment of DSWI are challenging. In this current narrative review, the epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, and surgical and antimicrobial management of DSWI are discussed. Ideally, the management of DSWI requires early and sufficient surgical debridement and appropriate antibiotic therapy. When foreign material is present, biofilm-active antibiotic therapy is also needed. Because DSWI is often complex, the management requires the involvement of a multidisciplinary team consisting of cardiothoracic surgeons, plastic surgeons, intensivists, infectious disease specialists, and clinical microbiologists.
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