scholarly journals Cardiac surgery The use of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of wound infections – a single-center 12-month experience

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 204-210
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kępa ◽  
Łukasz Krzych ◽  
Tomasz Wacławczyk ◽  
Michał Krejca
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy ◽  
Wound Infections ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Wound Therapy

scholarly journals Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra de Castro Oliveira ◽  
Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade ◽  
Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini ◽  
Vanessa de Brito Poveda
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy ◽  
Myocardial Revascularization ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Wound Therapy ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Incisional Surgical Site Infection

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the relationship between epidemiological and clinical characteristics of postoperative cardiac surgery patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of surgical site infection. Methods: an observational, cross-sectional analytical study including a convenience sample consisting of medical records of patients undergoing sternal cardiac surgery with surgical site infection diagnosed in medical records treated by negative pressure wound therapy. Results: medical records of 117 patients, mainly submitted to myocardial revascularization surgery and with deep incisional surgical site infection (88; 75.2%). Negative pressure wound therapy was used on mean for 16 (±9.5) days/patient; 1.7% had complications associated with therapy and 53.8% had discomfort, especially pain (93.6%). The duration of therapy was related to the severity of SSI (p=0.010) and the number of exchanges performed (p=0.045). Conclusions: negative pressure wound therapy has few complications, but with discomfort to patients.

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