ReviewJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2023
Review on risk factors, classification, and treatment of sternal wound infection.
Review in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07507409 (Innovative Sternal Closure Techniques), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Innovative Sternal Closure Techniques: Evaluating STRATAFIX™ and DERMABOND™ for Reduced Complications in CABG Patients
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- The negative pressure wound therapy for prevention of sternal wound infection: Can we reduce infection rate after the use of bilateral internal thoracic arteries? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Modifiable Perioperative Practices for the Prevention of Postoperative Complications After Cardiac Surgery: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Management of multiple sequential complications following coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report from Tanzania.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- 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
- Surgical Site Infection in Coronary Artery Bypass: Observational Study.International journal of nursing practice · 2026Observational
- Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment of Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis: Clinical Characteristics, Microbiology, and Outcomes from a 10-Year Cohort.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Incidence and Predictors of Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at a Reference Hospital in Brazil: Influence of Sex, Nutritional Risk, and Body Mass Index.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular 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
- [Clinical efficacy of multidisciplinary team collaboration in the treatment of deep sternal wound infection].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2025Article
- Reducing Upper Extremity Precautions After Lung Transplant: The Clamshell Protocol Pilot Study.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal · 2025Article
- Implementation ofJTCVS techniques · 2025Article
- Risk factors associated with sternal complication after lung transplantation with transverse sternotomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in Bypass Surgery: Evidence and Implications for Personalized Care.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Immunonutritional Markers and the Protective Role of Sternal Irrigation and Antibiotic-Impregnated Membranes in Sternal Wound Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Article
- Treatment of Sternocutaneous Fistula Due to Cardiac Surgery Using Extracellular Matrix Patch.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Successful Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation with Median Sternotomy for Budd-Chiari Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- The Prevention of Sternal Wound Infection After Median Sternotomy Is Very Important.International wound journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sternal wound infection (SWI) is the most common complication of the median sternal incision. The treatment time is long, and the reconstruction is difficult, which causes challenges for surgeons. Plastic surgeons were often involved too late in such clinical scenarios when previous empirical treatments failed and the wound damage was relatively serious. Accurate diagnosis and risk factors against sternal wound infection need to be in focus. Classification of different types of sternotomy complications post-cardiac surgery is important for specific categorization and management. Not familiar with this kind of special and complex wound, objectively increasing the difficulty of wound reconstruction. The purpose of this comprehensive review is to review the literature, introduce various SWI risk factors related to wound nonunion, various classification characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of various wound reconstruction strategies, to help clinicians understand the pathophysiological characteristics of the disease and choose a better treatment method.
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