BACKGROUND: Sternal wound infections remain a major cause of morbidity after cardiac
surgery. Vancomycin is often the only effective antibiotic available for their treatment but its …

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 …

Sternal wound infection (SWI) is a serious complication after cardiac surgery. In a previous
randomized controlled trial, the addition of local collagen-gentamicin in the sternal wound …

Postoperative infections may lead to prolonged hospital stay and increased morbidity,
mortality and hospital costs, especially in heart surgery. Finding new means to prevent …

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 …

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 …

In a previous randomized controlled trial (LOGIP trial) the addition of local collagen-
gentamicin reduced the incidence of postoperative sternal wound infections (SWI) compared …

Objective: Prospective studies show a 10% incidence of sternal wound infection (SWI) after
90 days of follow-up, compared with infection rates of 5% reported by the National …

Background Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a dreaded complication of cardiac
surgery with considerable consequences in terms of mortality, morbidity and treatment costs …