Impact of deep sternal wound infection management with vacuum-assisted closure therapy followed by sternal osteosynthesis: a 15-year review of 23,499 sternotomies.

R, Baillot; D, Cloutier; L, Montalin; L, Côté; F, Lellouche; C, Houde; G, Gaudreau; P, Voisine

doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.09.023

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Impact of deep sternal wound infection management with vacuum-assisted closure therapy followed by sternal osteosynthesis: a 15-year review of 23,499 sternotomies.

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Baillot R

Cloutier D

Montalin L

Abstract

Objective This study was undertaken to examine the outcome of patients with deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) now treated with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy as a bridge to sternal osteosynthesis with horizontal titanium plate fixation.Methods From 1992 to 2007, a consecutive cohort of 23,4...

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