Objective: Local delivery of prophylactic antibiotic to the wound site with an implanted,
reabsorbable, gentamicin-containing collagen sponge (Collatamp) is a strategy that has …

Background The purpose of this audit is to review the impact of local administration of
Gentamicin–Collagen Sponge (Collatamp) on the incidence of sternal wound infection in …

OBJECTIVE: Prophylactic retrosternal placement of a gentamicin-collagen sponge has been
the subject of several recent clinical studies and is a matter of controversy. The present study …

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to determine whether the application of gentamicin
collagen sponges reduces sternal wound infections in patients undergoing cardiac surgery …

Objectives Sternal wound infections are serious postoperative complications that increase
the length of hospital stay and healthcare costs. The benefit of implantable gentamicin …

OBJECTIVES Sternal wound infections occurring after cardiac surgery have a critical impact
on morbidity, mortality and hospital costs. This study evaluated the efficacy of a gentamicin …

Context Despite the routine use of prophylactic systemic antibiotics, sternal wound infection
still occurs in 5% or more of cardiac surgical patients and is associated with significant …

Background Prophylactic local application of collagen-gentamicin sponges for prevention of
sternal wound infections (SWI) after cardiac surgery has been used routinely in risk patients …

Objective: The use of antibiotic-impregnated sponges (Collatamp) during cardiac surgery is
controversial. We analysed the cost-effectiveness of its selective use in patients at high-risk …

Objectives: The benefit of prophylactic use of local gentamicin-collagen sponge on the
incidence of sternal wound infections is actually a matter of debate. The aim of the present …