Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infection after sternotomy and its role in preparing the wound for reconstruction

• Main Authors: Eyal Schwartzmann (Author), Micah Sy (Author), Mehul Sharma (Author), Bartosz Mańkowski (Author), Marek Jemielity (Author), Bartłomiej Perek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Surgical site infection (SSI) involving the mediastinum after cardiac surgical procedures carried out through median sternotomy is associated with significant mortality and morbidity [1]. Up to now a few methods have been describe to treat such severe adverse events in the early postoperative period...