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. 1999 Dec;68(6):2358-60.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01159-5.

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis

M C Obdeijn  1 , M Y de Lange, D H Lichtendahl, W J de Boer
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Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis

M C Obdeijn et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Dec.

Abstract

A new technique using vacuum-assisted closure was successfully applied in 3 patients with poststernotomy mediastinitis. After surgical debridement, this vacuum-assisted closure technique has made it possible to avoid the need for secondary surgical closure (including direct secondary surgical closure and secondary surgical closure by use of vascularized muscle flaps). A healed stable sternotomy wound can be achieved using this new technique.

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