Deep Sternal Wound Infections – Immediate Sternal Fixation or VAC and Flap?
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Therapy options in deep sternal wound infection: Sternal plating versus muscle flap
BACKGROUND Management of deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) in cardiac surgical patients still remains challenging. A variety of treatment strategies has been described. Aim of this cohort study was to analyse two different treatment strategies for DSWI: titanium sternal plating system (TSFS) and muscle flap coverage (MFC). METHODS Between January 2007 and December 2011, from 3122 patients u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.03.117