ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2019
Deep sternal wound infections: Evidence for prevention, treatment, and reconstructive surgery.
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- Clinical application of the free anterolateral thigh chimeric muscle flap for reconstruction of composite tissue defects of the forearm and hand.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Efficacy of topical application of taurolidine 2% in promoting second intention healing of poststernotomy deep incisional wound infection.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery cases · 2025Article
- When Rewiring Fails-The Enduring Role of the Pectoralis Major Flap in Sternal Wound Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evolution of postsurgical mediastinitis after Major Heart Surgery (MHS) in the last 12 years: Are we improving?Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025Article
- Reliability of Ultrasonographic Assessment of Sternal Micromotions by Physiotherapists in Patients with Median Sternotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Implementation of Aseptically Processed Human Placental Membrane Allografts Within a Comprehensive Sternal Wound Closure Strategy: A Three-Phase Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Sternal Wound Reconstruction Following Deep Sternal Wound Infection: Past, Present and Future: A Literature Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
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- Sternal wound types after median sternotomy and reconstruction using dead space-based approach.Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi · 2024Article
- Thorax support vest to prevent sternal wound infections in cardiac surgery patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Analyzing Pre-operative Hospital Stay and Incidence of Hospital Acquired Infection: A Retrospective Study.Translational medicine @ UniSa · 2024Article
- Developing a calculable risk prediction model for sternal wound infection after median sternotomy: a retrospective study.Burns & trauma · 2024Article
- Comparison of Two Techniques Performing the Supine-to-Sitting Postural Change in Patients with Sternotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Review on risk factors, classification, and treatment of sternal wound infection.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Review
- Successful pedicled vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap reconstruction with negative-pressure wound therapy for deep sternal wound infection: a case report and comprehensive review.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- The combined application of antibiotic-loaded bone cement and vacuum sealing drainage for sternal reconstruction in the treatment of deep sternal wound infection.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
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- Review of Biomechanical Studies and Finite Element Modeling of Sternal Closure Using Bio-Active Adhesives.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The sternum reconstruction: Present and future perspectives.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Median sternotomy is the most popular approach in cardiac surgery. Post-sternotomy wound complications are rare, but the occurrence of a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a catastrophic event associated with higher morbidity and mortality, longer hospital stays, and increased costs. A literature review was performed by searching PubMed from January 1996 to August 2017 according to the guidelines in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. The following keywords were used in various combinations: DSWI, post-sternotomy complication, and sternal reconstruction. Thirty-nine papers were included in our qualitative analysis, in which each aspect of the DSWI-related care process was analyzed and compared to the actual standard of care. Plastic surgeons are often involved too late in such clinical scenarios, when previous empirical treatments have failed and a definitive reconstruction is needed. The aim of this comprehensive review was to create an up-to-date operative flowchart to prevent and properly treat sternal wound infection complications after median sternotomy.
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