Abstract
Wound vacuum may represent a new solution to the treatment of patients with mediastinitis. We herein present case reports of two patients with very serious deep wound infections of the sternum (mediastinitis) treated with wound vacuum without muscle flaps. The implications of this new modality of treatment are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 512-514 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of cardiac surgery |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Calcaterra, D., Garcia-Covarrubias, L., Ricci, M., & Salerno, T. A. (2009). Treatment of mediastinitis with wound-vacuum without muscle flaps. Journal of cardiac surgery, 24(5), 512-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00808.x