Post-CABG Deep Sternal Wound Infection: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Early versus Late Referral to a Plastic Surgery Unit in a Tertiary Care Center

Background Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) following median sternotomy are initially treated by the cardiothoracic surgeons and are referred to a plastic surgical unit late in the course of time. Methods This is a retrospective review done in a tertiary care teaching institute from January 200...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	Parag B. Sahasrabudhe, Mugdha D. Pradhan, Nikhil Panse, Ranjit Jagtap
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
Subjects:	deep sternal wound infection (dswi) negative pressure wound therapy omental flap pectoralis major muscle flaps sternal dehiscence
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1731256