eComment. Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in cardiac surgery
G Dimitrakakis, A Pericleous... - Interactive ..., 2012 - We have reviewed our experience regarding the management of deep sternal wound infections (also commonly called PM) in 85 patients over a period of 11 years (20002010) where the in-hospital mortality rate for this specific group was 7% vs. 3%. The higher ...
The retrospective study by Vos et al. has reported on the superiority of VAC-therapy compared to open packing in patients with post-sternotomy mediastinitis (PM) [1].
We have reviewed our experience regarding the management of deep sternal wound infections (also commonly called PM) in 85 patients over a period of 11 years (2000–2010) where the in-hospital mortality rate for this specific group was 7% vs. 3% . The higher logistic Euro SCORE for these patients (10.2% vs. 7.9%) indicates the higher rate of preoperative co-morbidities [2]. Our therapeutic approach is consistent with immediate application of VAC-therapy plus systemic antibiotics even when there is no clear ...
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