Infected sternotomy wounds
| Autor: | C Huddleston, B M Jones, D T Gault |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Sternum medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Dehiscence Surgical Flaps medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Retrosternal abscess Cardiac Surgical Procedures Abdominal Muscles integumentary system business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Mediastinum General Medicine Flap repair eye diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Median sternotomy Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Hospital stay |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 4:48-50 |
| ISSN: | 1010-7940 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/1010-7940(90)90241-q |
| Popis: | Three babies who developed infection in their median sternotomy wounds are reported. In one child, a retrosternal abscess was drained and in the other two cases, the wounds dehisced. The wound cavities were filled with a rectus abdominis myocutaneous island flap and in each case, the wounds healed primarily. Early flap repair resolved the infection, shortened the hospital stay and provided protection to the exposed mediastinum. |
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