Rupprecht L, Schmid C. Deep sternal wound complications: an overview of old and new therapeutic options.
Open J Cardiovasc Surg 2013;
6:9-19. [PMID:
25512698 PMCID:
PMC4222320 DOI:
10.4137/ojcs.s11199]
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Abstract
Deep sternal wound complications represent a significant problem in current open heart surgery and still pose a tremendous challenge to surgeons. Over the years, many treatment modalities have been proposed, but only few found their way into daily clinical practice of cardiothoracic surgeons. A gold standard has not been defined yet. This review was designed to give an overview of the preferred surgical strategies.
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