SynthesisInternational wound journal2023
Immediate flap increases patient safety for deep sternal wound infection: A meta-analysis.
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- Immediate flap increases patient safety for deep sternal wound infection: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Development and validation of a Nomogram to predict postoperative flap necrosis risk in breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Deep sternal wound infection is a severe complication after cardiac surgery. We performed a meta-analysis evaluating the impact of immediate flap and NPWT on mortality and length of hospital stay. The meta-analysis was registered (CRD42022351755). A systematic literature search was conducted from inception to January, 2023, including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov and EU Clinical Trials Register. The main outcome were in-hospital mortality and late mortality. And additional outcomes were length of stay and ICU stay time. A total of 438 patients (Immediate flap: 229; NPWT: 209) from four studies were included in this study. Immediate flap was associated with lower in-hospital mortality (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.13-0.81, P = .02) and length of stay (SMD -13.24, 95% CI -20.53 to -5.94, P = .0004). Moreover, pooled analysis demonstrated no significant difference was found in two groups in terms of late mortality (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.35-1.16, P = .14) and ICU stay time (SMD -1.65, 95% CI -4.13 to 0.83, P = .19). Immediate flap could reduce in-hospital mortality and length of stay for patients with deep sternal wound infection. Flap transplantation as soon as possible may be advised.
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