Outcomes of Delayed Sternal Closure in Pediatric Heart Surgery: Single-Center Experience.
Daniel Hurtado-SierraJuan Calderón-ColmeneroPedro Curi-CuriJorge Cervantes-SalazarJuan Pablo SandovalJosé Antonio García-MontesAntonio Benita-BordesSamuel Ramírez-MarroquinPublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
DSC is an important management strategy for congenital cardiac surgery in infants and children. The prolonged sternal closure time is associated with an increased rate of postoperative mediastinitis.