Incidence of Deep Sternal Wound Infection Is Not Reduced with Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (03) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilmar Dörge ◽  
Maike-Corinna Bury ◽  
Andreas Drescher ◽  
Ralph Seipelt ◽  
Marius Grossmann ◽  
...  
2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ari Halldorsson ◽  
Gary Meyerrose ◽  
John Griswold

Poststernotomy mediastinitis continues to be an infrequent but serious complication after cardiac surgery. We present a case of a 59-year-old man who developed a deep sternal wound infection after an emergency cardiac surgery. Omental transposition flap was used to cover the sternal defect. Several days later, the patient developed a transverse colon herniation into the anterior mediastinum that required emergency exploration and colon resection. The patient survived after a difficult hospital course. Indications, technical points, and possible complications of using omental flap transposition are discussed.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Sachithanandan ◽  
Prakash Nanjaiah ◽  
Peter Nightingale ◽  
Ian C. Wilson ◽  
Timothy R. Graham ◽  
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