ArticleInternational wound journal2022
Efficacy and safety of pectoralis muscle flap combined rectus abdominis muscle sheath fasciocutaneous flap for reconstruction of sternal infection.
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- When Rewiring Fails-The Enduring Role of the Pectoralis Major Flap in Sternal Wound Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Sternal Wound Reconstruction Following Deep Sternal Wound Infection: Past, Present and Future: A Literature Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Bioengineering Approaches and Novel Biomaterials to Enhance Sternal Wound Healing after Cardiac Surgery: A Crosstalk between Innovation and Surgical Practice.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
- Efficacy and safety of pectoralis muscle flap combined rectus abdominis muscle sheath fasciocutaneous flap for reconstruction of sternal infection.International wound journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Few studies have assessed the efficacy and safety of reconstruction of sternal infection using a pectoralis muscle flap combined with a rectus abdominis muscle (RAM) sheath fasciocutaneous flap. We report here our experience with this procedure to reconstruct the sternal defect in patients (n = 46) with a deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after cardiac surgery. After wound reconstruction, the proportion of prolonged mechanical ventilation use and intensive care unit (ICU) stay were 17.4% (n = 8) and 21.7% (n = 10), respectively. The 30-day all-cause mortality was 15.2%; recurrence rate was 17.4%; postoperative complications were 15.2%; and median hospital stay was 31 (0-157) days. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that hypertension (β = 21.32, 95%CI 4.955-37.68, P = .014), drainage-tube use (β = 0.944, 95%CI 0.273-1.614, P = .008), and prolonged intensive care unit stay (β = 53.65, 95%CI 31.353-75.938, P < .001) were significantly correlated with hospital stay. In conclusion, a procedure including surgical debridement, sternal reconstruction with bilateral PM and RAM sheath flap, long-term antibiotics, and adequate drainage is a beneficial technique in the reconstruction of deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery. Duration of drainage tube use may be as an index for a hospital stay or wound healing.
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