A combination of hydro-debridement with pulsed lavage and negative
pressure wound therapies may enhance outcomes
Abstract
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) with prosthetic graft infection is a
rare, though lethal, complication after cardiovascular surgery via
median sternotomy. This commentary is a review of a report by Takagi et
al. published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery that reported favorable
outcomes in patients with DWSI with prosthetic graft infection treated
with an enhanced strategy consisting of hydro-debridement with pulsed
lavage and negative pressure wound therapies.