The Waist Coat Flap: a new technique for closure of infected median sternotomy wounds

The ideal standard of treatment of the infected sternotomy wound is early recognition, adequate debridement and repair with well vascularised tissue. We describe a new technique The Waist Coat Flap, which adheres to these principles, but does not require muscle or omentum and does not compromise the...

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Published in:British journal of plastic surgery 2004-12, Vol.57 (8), p.728-732
Main Authors: Morsi, Adel Wagdi, Kimble, Frank, Quarmby, Craig, Tucker, Alicia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Coronary Artery Bypass - methods
Humans
Infected sternotomy wound
Male
Medical sciences
Reoperation
repair technique
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgical Flaps
Surgical Wound Infection - surgery
Thoracotomy - methods
topical negative pressure
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Summary:The ideal standard of treatment of the infected sternotomy wound is early recognition, adequate debridement and repair with well vascularised tissue. We describe a new technique The Waist Coat Flap, which adheres to these principles, but does not require muscle or omentum and does not compromise their future use, if required.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/j.bjps.2004.02.006