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A combination of hydro-debridement with pulsed lavage and negative pressure wound therapies may enhance outcomes
  • Akimasa Morisaki
Akimasa Morisaki
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine

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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.
06 Jun 2022Submitted to Journal of Cardiac Surgery
07 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
07 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
09 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Accept