Pedicle flap reconstruction for treatment of infected median sternotomy wounds after cardiac surgery in overweight and obese patients: proposal of a management algorithm based on a case series analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12893-021-01451-5
Abstract: Background A relationship between obesity and adverse outcomes in patients with post-sternotomy wounds undergoing pedicle flap reconstruction is not well-documented. In this study, we present a single-centre retrospective case series analysis of early postoperative outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: sternotomy wounds; flap reconstruction; surgery; pedicle flap ... See more keywords