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Professor Malin Malmsjö, MD, PhD. Photo.

Malin Malmsjö

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Professor Malin Malmsjö, MD, PhD. Photo.

A protective device for negative-pressure therapy in patients with mediastinitis.

Author

  • Richard Ingemansson
  • Malin Malmsjö
  • Sandra Lindstedt Ingemansson

Summary, in English

A devastating complication associated with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after cardiac surgical intervention is heart rupture resulting in serious bleeding. The benefit of a rigid barrier between the underlying organs and the sharp sternal edges has been demonstrated in pigs. In the present article, we present our first 6 patients with deep sternal wound infection treated with NPWT in combination with a protective device. The median duration of NPWT was 8 days (range, 6-14 days). No major bleeding or signs of organ damage were observed. The use of a protective device seems to decrease the risk of bleeding complications.

Department/s

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Ophthalmology, Lund

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

362-364

Publication/Series

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volume

95

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Surgery
  • Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1552-6259