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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Multidisciplinary Management of Sternal Osteomyelitis Due to

Marco Pignatti, Giampiero Dolci, Elena Zamagni, Renato Pascale, Ottavio Piccin, Alessandro Ammar, Flavia Zeneli, Maria Elisa Lozano Miralles, Katia Mancuso, Riccardo Cipriani and 3 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco PignattiPlastic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8259-496X
Giampiero DolciThoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Elena ZamagniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1422-7305
Renato PascaleDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2687-4235
Ottavio PiccinOtorinolaryngology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro AmmarPlastic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Flavia ZeneliPlastic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2977-2955
Maria Elisa Lozano MirallesPlastic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Katia MancusoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1169-0129
Riccardo CiprianiPlastic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Pierluigi VialeDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Davide PaciniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Sofia Martin-SuàrezCardiac Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Azienda USL di Bologna · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sternal wound complications following cardiac surgery, including sternal dehiscence, mediastinitis, and osteomyelitis, pose significant challenges in terms of management and patient outcomes. We present a case report highlighting the complex management of a patient who underwent open heart surgery for severe aortic valve stenosis, followed by sternal wound dehiscence and sternum osteomyelitis due to extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing

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chest reconstructionmicrosurgical flapmultiple myelomaopen heart surgerysternal osteomyelitis

Identifiers

PMID38004712
PMCPMC10673517
OpenAlexW4388288261

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