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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Research article

The concept of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after poststernotomy mediastinitis – a single center experience with 54 patients

Authors: Ina C Ennker, Anita Malkoc, Detlef Pietrowski, Peter M Vogt, Juergen Ennker, Alexander Albert

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Deep sternal infections, also known as poststernotomy mediastinitis, are a rare but often fatal complication in cardiac surgery. They are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality and have a significant socioeconomic aspect concerning the health system. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) followed by muscular pectoralis plasty is a quite new technique for the treatment of mediastinitis after sternotomy. Although it could be demonstrated that this technique is at least as safe and reliable as other techniques for the therapy of deep sternal infections, complications are not absent. We report about our experiences and complications using this therapy in a set of 54 patients out of 3668 patients undergoing cardiac surgery in our institution between January 2005 and April 2007.
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Metadata
Title
The concept of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) after poststernotomy mediastinitis – a single center experience with 54 patients
Authors
Ina C Ennker
Anita Malkoc
Detlef Pietrowski
Peter M Vogt
Juergen Ennker
Alexander Albert
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-5

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