The concept of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after poststernotomy mediastinitis – a single center experience with 54 patients

Deep sternal infections, also known as poststernotomy mediastinitis, are a rare but often fatal complication in cardiac surgery. They are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality and have a significant socioeconomic aspect concerning the health system. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) foll...

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Autores principales: Ennker, Ina C, Malkoc, Anita, Pietrowski, Detlef, Vogt, Peter M, Ennker, Juergen, Albert, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3225867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19138422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3225867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19138422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-5

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