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Case Reports
. 2006 Sep;82(3):1110-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.060.

Cardiac rupture during vacuum-assisted closure therapy

Ulrik Sartipy  1 , Ulf Lockowandt, Jakob Gäbel, Lena Jidéus, Göran Dellgren
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Case Reports

Cardiac rupture during vacuum-assisted closure therapy

Ulrik Sartipy et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Vacuum-assisted closure therapy is a recently introduced technique for treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. We present five cases of vacuum-assisted closure therapy-related major bleeding complications due to rupture of the right ventricle. This potentially lethal complication may be avoided by covering the heart with protective layers of paraffin gauze dressings.

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