Impact of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with sternal wound infections: a meta-analysis of non-randomized studies.

Impact of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with sternal wound infections: a meta-analysis of non-randomized studies.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of VAC therapy on mortality of patients with sternal wound infections after cardiothoracic surgery. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Controversial results regarding mortality of patients with sternal wound infections were published. METHODS: We performed a systematic search...

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Main Authors: Matthew E Falagas, Giannoula S Tansarli, Anastasios Kapaskelis, Konstantinos Z Vardakas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3669405?pdf=render

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