First results of using a bidirectional U-shaped sternal suture in patients who have suffered a deep sternal infection

Introduction. Sternomediastinitis in patients undergoing open heart operation remains a formidable complication. Treatment of a sternal infection is a complex and multi-component process. Closing of the sternal wound is one of the decisive steps in the treatment of sternomediastinitis. This is due t...

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Published in:	Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
Main Authors:	A. L. Charyshkin, A. A. Guryanov
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University 2021-12-01
Subjects:	median sternotomy sternal infection postoperative mediastinitis sternal sutures plastic sternum
Online Access:	https://www.vestnik-grekova.ru/jour/article/view/1847