Reconstruction for sternotomy wound complications after cardiac surgery: a 10-year experience

Autor:	Paolo Luciano Matteucci, Claire Madeline Hardie, Nikita Nighoskar, Ammar Allouni, Mahmoud Loubani
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Sternum business.industry Soft tissue Fascia Dehiscence medicine.disease Cardiac surgery Surgery Plastic surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Seroma medicine Hernia business
Zdroj:	European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 45:257-265
ISSN:	1435-0130
Popis:	Sternotomy wound complications are potentially serious sequelae of cardiac surgery and can be associated with significant morbidity. We aimed to examine our experiences over the past 10 years, in particular the reconstruction of sternal wounds. Data from 2009 to 2019 in a single tertiary centre was analysed using our prospective cardiac surgery database. We examined risk factors and management of sternal wound infection/dehiscence, including reconstruction and complications. Thirty-five (0.5%) patients had sternal wound complications that required flap reconstruction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (p
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