01 January 2005
Chronic purulent sternum and ribs inflammation after a cardiac procedure successfully treated with omental plasty and hiperbaric oxygenation therapy after 44 months. Case report
Piotr Siondalski, Krzysztof Roszak, Grzegorz Laskawski, Jaroslaw Jurowiecki, Lukasz Jaworski, Maciej Brzezinski, Dariusz Jagielak, Jan RogowskiCase Rep Clin Pract Rev 2005; 6:216-219 :: ID: 428470
Abstract
Background: Introducing new perioperative protocol in our department has improved the prognosis for patients with sternal wound infection after a cardiac surgery.
Case report: The aim of this case report is to describe therapeutic management in 70-year-old patient who revealed sternal infection after the combined cardiac procedure. During 44 months following
the operation he was treated by debridement of infected wound five times without a significant
effect. We were forced to introduce a new strategy of treatment. Finally he was successfully treated with omental plasty and hiperbaric oxygenation therapy and now 43 months after the treatment he shows no signs of infection.
Conclusions: The treatment management should be individually applied for each patient and additional
method such as Hyper Baric Oxygenation, could be used for improving the results.
Keywords: Sternum, Infection, Complications of surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, Elderly (>70 years)
64
In Press
14 Mar 2024 : Case report
Simultaneous Occurrence of Collagen Type III Glomerulopathy and Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: A Rare Case R...Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942770
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
Castleman Disease Presenting in the Neck: A Report of 3 Cases and a Literature ReviewAm J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943214
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
Early Diagnosis and Successful Empirical Treatment of L1-L2 Spondylodiscitis in a 21-Month-Old Girl: A Case...Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943010
16 Mar 2024 : Case report
A Rare Autochthonous Case of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst in the Non-Endemic Region of TaiwanAm J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943687
Most Viewed Current Articles
07 Mar 2024 : Case report
Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United StatesDOI :10.12659/AJCR.943133
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943133
10 Jan 2022 : Case report
A Report on the First 7 Sequential Patients Treated Within the C-Reactive Protein Apheresis in COVID (CACOV...DOI :10.12659/AJCR.935263
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935263
19 Jul 2022 : Case report
Atlantoaxial Subluxation Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Rare Orthopedic Complication from COVID-19DOI :10.12659/AJCR.936128
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936128
23 Feb 2022 : Case report
Penile Necrosis Associated with Local Intravenous Injection of CocaineDOI :10.12659/AJCR.935250
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935250