Journal article
Complete Vacuum‐Assisted Sternal Closure Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.24(6), pp.748-750
11/2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00902.x
PMID: 19765169
Abstract
Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has been used with success in the management of adults and children with sternal infections. However, this technique has not been applied previously to neonates requiring delayed sternal closure as the sole modality of therapy. In this article, we describe the management of two newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in whom complete sternal wound healing was accomplished solely by using the VAC system. The implications of this new modality of treatment are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Complete Vacuum‐Assisted Sternal Closure Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
- Creators
- John C Oeltjen - Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FloridaAnthony L Panos - Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FloridaTomas A Salerno - Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FloridaMarco Ricci - Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of cardiac surgery, Vol.24(6), pp.748-750
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00902.x
- PMID
- 19765169
- ISSN
- 0886-0440
- eISSN
- 1540-8191
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2009
- Academic Unit
- Surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051798402771
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