Does Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Prevent Sternal Wound Infections?

Heidi-Mari MyllykangasJari HalonenAnnastiina HussoHelli VäänänenLeena T Berg

Published in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2021)

It seems that incisional negative pressure wound therapy with PICO is not effective in preventing wound infections after coronary artery bypass grafting. The main difference in this study compared with previous reports is the relatively low incidence of infections in our control group.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
coronary artery bypass grafting
wound healing
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
risk factors
stem cells
bone marrow
cell therapy
acute coronary syndrome
replacement therapy