Risk Factors for Complications after Reconstructive Surgery for Sternal Wound Infection

Risk Factors for Complications after Reconstructive Surgery for Sternal Wound Infection

Background Although the utility of flaps for the treatment of sternal wound infections following median sternotomy has been reported for 30 years, there have been few reports on the risk factors for complications after reconstruction. The objective of this investigation was to identify factors relat...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Hashimoto, Mitsuru Takaku, Shinji Matsuo, Yoshiro Abe, Hiroshi Harada, Hiroaki Nagae, Yusuke Fujioka, Kuniaki Anraku, Kiichi Inagawa, Hideki Nakanishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2014-05-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Mediastinitis
Postoperative complications
Surgical flaps
Risk factors
Omentum
Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-41-253.pdf

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