Prevention of Sternal Wound Infections in Women Using an External Sternum Fixation Corset.

CONCLUSION: Using an external supportive sternal corset (Stern-E-Fix) yields a significantly better and effective prevention against development of sternal dehiscence, DSWI, and mediastinitis in high-risk poststernotomy female patients. PMID: 32611929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - July 1, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Selten K, Schnoering H, Zayat R, Aljalloud A, Moza A, Autschbach R, Tewarie L Tags: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research