Y Abu-Omar, GJ Kocher, P Bosco… - European journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mediastinitis continues to be an important and life-threatening complication after median sternotomy despite advances in prevention and treatment strategies, with an incidence of …
K Singh, E Anderson, JG Harper - Seminars in plastic surgery, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Sternal wound infection is a life-threatening complication after cardiac surgery associated with high morbidity and mortality. Past treatment options have included closed suction and …
RS Weston - US Patent 10,058,642, 2018 - Google Patents
A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating all or a portion of a wound. In some embodiments, the appliance comprises a cover or a flexible overlay that covers all or a …
Now in its sixth edition, Robert M. Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery remains the go-to practical guide for all of those involved in the care of the cardiac …
RS Weston - US Patent 10,105,471, 2018 - Google Patents
A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating all or a portion of a wound. In some embodiments, the appliance comprises a cover or a flexible overlay that covers all or a …
M Malmsjö, R Ingemansson, R Martin… - Wound repair and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Negative‐pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as topical negative‐pressure therapy, is widely used to manage wounds and accelerate healing. NPWT has so far been …
R Petzina, J Hoffmann, A Navasardyan… - European journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a recently introduced treatment modality for post-sternotomy mediastinitis. The aim of this study was to compare the mortality …
A Morisaki, M Hosono, T Murakami… - … and thoracic surgery, 2016 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after cardiovascular surgery via median sternotomy remains a severe complication associated with a drastic decrease in the quality …