Post-sternotomy mediastinitis in the modern era

Prevention and management of sternal wound infections

(2016) Harold L. Lazar et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Glycopeptides Versus β-Lactams for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Cardiovascular and Orthopedic Surgery

(2015) Anas Saleh et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

The Influence of Hemostatic Agents on Bone Healing After Sternotomy in a Porcine Model

(2015) Rikke F. Vestergaard et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Gentamicin-collagen sponge reduces the risk of sternal wound infections after heart surgery: Meta-analysis

(2015) Mariusz Kowalewski et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Impact of Preoperative Prealbumin on Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery

(2014) Pey-Jen Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION

Topical vancomycin in combination with perioperative antibiotics and tight glycemic control helps to eliminate sternal wound infections

(2014) Harold L. Lazar et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

(2013) Hiroshi Kubota et al.   Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sternal Closure With Rigid Plate Fixation Versus Wire Closure: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial

(2012) Jaishankar Raman et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting increases the incidence of left internal mammary artery obstruction

(2012) Ivar Risnes et al.   International Wound Journal

Malnutrition in cardiac surgery: food for thought

(2012) Irit Chermesh et al.   European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

The Effect of Topical Vancomycin Applied to Sternotomy Incisions on Postoperative Serum Vancomycin Levels

(2011) Harold L. Lazar et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY

Tremendous bleeding complication after vacuum-assisted sternal closure

(2011) Arndt H Kiessling et al.   Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

First experience with a new negative pressure incision management system on surgical incisions after cardiac surgery in high risk patients

(2011) Andrea Colli   Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Accuracy of Quick and Easy Undernutrition Screening Tools—Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, and Modified Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool—in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

(2011) Lenny M.W. van Venrooij et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

Effect of Skeletonization of the Internal Thoracic Artery for Coronary Revascularization on the Incidence of Sternal Wound Infection

(2010) Srdjan Saso et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Mediastinitis After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Risk Factors and Long-Term Survival

(2010) Ivar Risnes et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Immunonutrition in High-Risk Surgical Patients

(2010) Paul E. Marik et al.   JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION

Infectious erosion of aorta ascendens during vacuum-assisted therapy of mediastinitis

(2010) Onnen Grauhan et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Negative-pressure wound therapy following cardiac surgery: bleeding complications and 30-day mortality in 176 patients with deep sternal wound infection

(2010) J. Sjogren et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Effects of foam or gauze on sternum wound contraction, distension and heart and lung damage during negative-pressure wound therapy of porcine sternotomy wounds☆

(2010) Malin Malmsjö et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Blood Glucose Management During Adult Cardiac Surgery

(2009) Harold L. Lazar et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Additive Costs of Postoperative Complications for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients in Virginia

(2009) Alan M. Speir et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Eradication of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusCarriage: A Systematic Review

(2009) Heidi S. M. Ammerlaan et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of deep sternal wound infection management with vacuum-assisted closure therapy followed by sternal osteosynthesis: a 15-year review of 23499 sternotomies

(2009) Richard Baillot et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Economic aspects of deep sternal wound infections☆

(2009) Karolin Graf et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Epidemiology of Deep Sternal Wound Infection in Cardiac Surgery

(2009) Farzan Filsoufi et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Preventing heart injury during negative pressure wound therapy in cardiac surgery: Assessment using real-time magnetic resonance imaging

(2009) Malin Malmsjö et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Reduction in incidence of deep sternal wound infections: Random or real?

(2009) Evan Matros et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Does Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Have a Role in Preventing Poststernotomy Wound Complications?

(2009) Broadus Zane Atkins et al.   Surgical Innovation

Decrease of deep sternal surgical site infection rates after cardiac surgery by a comprehensive infection control program

(2009) K. Graf et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Right ventricular rupture due to recurrent mediastinal infection with a closed chest

(2009) Lars Niclauss et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

(2009) Alessandro Liberati et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Risk Analysis of Deep Sternal Wound Infections and Their Impact on Long-Term Survival: A Propensity Analysis

(2008) Cenk Cayci et al.   ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

MANAGING DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTIONS WITH VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE

(2008) Yi Chen et al.   ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Deep sternal wound infection requiring revision surgery: impact on mid-term survival following cardiac surgery☆

(2008) Anand Sachithanandan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Experience with Vacuum-Assisted Closure of Sternal Wound Infections Following Cardiac Surgery and Evaluation of Chronic Complications Associated with its Use

(2008) Vinayak Bapat et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY

Predictors of vacuum-assisted closure failure of sternotomy wounds

(2008) Perry Gdalevitch et al.   Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery

(2008) Michael E. Halkos et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY