TY  - JOUR
TI  - Results of negative pressure wound therapy for deep sternal wound infections  after cardiac surgery
AB  - Objectives: The aim of this study was to present the outcomes of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for deep sternal wound  infection (DSWI) after cardiac surgery. Patients and methods: Sixty-eight patients (35 males, 33 females; mean age: 60.1±10.1 years; range, 18 to 80 years) who underwent  coronary artery bypass surgery or valvular heart surgery between January 2017 and December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients  who underwent NPWT for DSWI after cardiac surgery were included in the study. Baseline and postoperative characteristics of the  patients were presented. Previously claimed risk factors for mortality were investigated. Results: The time interval between cardiac surgery and diagnosis of DSWI was 35.8±30.2 days. The mean duration of NPWT was  21.1±11.8 days. In-hospital mortality was 14.7%. Coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most frequently isolated microorganism  (n=26, 38.2%), followed by Klebsiella spp. (n=10, 14.7%). The only factor associated with higher mortality was the female sex in our DSWI  patients. Conclusion: Negative pressure therapy is a safe and reliable treatment option in patients with DSWI with or without sternal dehiscence.
AU  - bayraktar, fatih avni
AU  - Özhan, Abdulkerim
AU  - TASDEMİR METE, EVREN MÜGE
AU  - Özhan, Hatice Kübra
AU  - Baştopçu, Murat
DO  - 10.5606/e-cvsi.2022.1383
PY  - 2022
JO  - Cardiovascular surgery and interventions
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
SN  - 2148-9211
SP  - 141
EP  - 146
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1135806
ER  -