Computed Tomography Imaging Assessment of the Effect of Vancomycin Paste on Poststernotomy Healing.

Mohammad Abd Alkhalik BashaDina Said ShemaisEssam Saad AbdelwahedRabab Mahmoud ElfwakhryAyman Fathy ZeidAhmed A El-Hamid M AbdallaSameh Abdelaziz AlyDalia Said AbdelrahmanAnwar A ElshenawyWaleed MansourKhaled Ahmed Ahmed ElbannaMohammad El TahlawiNezar Elnahal

Published in: International journal of general medicine (2021)

Vancomycin paste had a better CT healing score and can be used as a sternal haemostatic material instead of bone wax. The 6-point CT healing score is a reliable diagnostic tool for evaluating sternal healing.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
bone mineral density
staphylococcus aureus
body composition
postmenopausal women
photodynamic therapy
mass spectrometry