Wound healing is a complex, highly developed chain of events that allows people to interact
with their environment. The skin is a protective organ, and it provides vital functions like …

Mediastinitis continues to be an important and life-threatening complication after median
sternotomy despite advances in prevention and treatment strategies, with an incidence of …

Despite many advances in prevention and perioperative care, deep sternal wound infection
(DSWI) remains a pressing concern in cardiac surgery, with a still relevant incidence and …

Microbial wound contamination is known to be a hindrance to wound healing. Negative
pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with or without irrigation is known to optimise conditions in …

This is a consensus document of the Spanish Society of Cardiovascular Infections (SEICAV),
the Spanish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (SECTCV) and the Biomedical …

Early recognition and, where possible, avoidance of risk factors that contribute to the
development of poststernotomy mediastinitis (PSM) form the basis for successful prevention …

Objective A careful choice of perioperative care strategies is pivotal to improve survival in
cardiac surgery. However, there is no general agreement or particular attention to which …

Deep sternal wound infections are a serious complication following sternotomy for
cardiothoracic surgery.“Conventional” treatment provides debridement and secondary …

Results One hundred and fourteen (69.5%) patients aged 68 (interquartile range: 60–76)
years developed SWI with positive culture. The in-hospital mortality rate was 21.0% in this …

Objective To determine the feasibility of using the internal mammary artery perforator (IMAP)
flap for superficial and deep sternal wound breakdowns. Methods This was a retrospective …