The Effect of Ultrasound-Assisted Debridement Combined with Vacuum Pump Therapy in Deep Sternal Wound Infections

Purpose: To assess whether a combined treatment of low-frequency (25 kHz) ultrasonic-debridement systems followed by vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) produces a better outcome in deep sternal wound infections (SWIs) compared to that of VAC alone. Methods: We evaluated 45 consecutive patients (25...

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Autores principales: Tewarie, Lachmandath, Chernigov, Nikolay, Goetzenich, Andreas, Moza, Ajay, Autschbach, Rüdiger, Zayat, Rashad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6033525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563372
http://dx.doi.org/10.5761/atcs.oa.17-00244

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6033525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563372
http://dx.doi.org/10.5761/atcs.oa.17-00244

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