Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections

Background:. The frequency of sternomyelitis after cardiovascular surgery has been reported to be 0.4% -5%. Methods:. The treatment method used for 47 patients (29 male and 18 female) who developed sternomyelitis after sternotomy with tissue defects in the chest was examined retrospectively. Res...

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Main Authors: Hidetaka Watanabe, MD, Tetsuji Uemura, MD, Tetsu Yanai, MD, Masato Kurokawa, MD, Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD, Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD, Takahiro Chuman, MD, Hiroshige Kawano, MD
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Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002776
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spelling doaj-e5ad78939f844bb69831c9c9b39069972020-11-25T03:36:33ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742020-04-0184e277610.1097/GOX.0000000000002776202004000-00020Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound InfectionsHidetaka Watanabe, MD0Tetsuji Uemura, MD1Tetsu Yanai, MD2Masato Kurokawa, MD3Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD4Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD5Takahiro Chuman, MD6Hiroshige Kawano, MD7From the * Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, JapanFrom the * Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, JapanFrom the * Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, Japan† Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan‡ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga-Ken Medical Centre Koseikan, Saga, Japan§ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shin Koga Hospital, Kurume, Japan¶ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osumi Kanoya Hospital, Kanoya, Japan.From the * Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, JapanBackground:. The frequency of sternomyelitis after cardiovascular surgery has been reported to be 0.4% -5%. Methods:. The treatment method used for 47 patients (29 male and 18 female) who developed sternomyelitis after sternotomy with tissue defects in the chest was examined retrospectively. Results:. Of the original conditions, the most frequent was coronary artery disease undergoing bypass grafting (22 cases, 46.8%), followed by acute aortic dissection (10 cases, 21.3%). The number of times debridement was performed was: once, 35 cases; twice, 11 cases; 7 times, 1 case; and unknown, 2 cases. The most frequent time of occurrence of sternomyelitis was within 2 weeks after surgery (12 patients, 25.5%). A residual internal thoracic artery remained on both sides in 28 cases (59.6%), and only on the right side in 17 cases (36.2%); there was no remaining one in 2 cases (4.2%). The reconstruction method was a pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap in 31 cases (66.0%), internal mammary artery perforator flap in 7 cases (14.9%), rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap in 4 cases (8.5%), omentum transplant in 3 cases (6.4%), superior epigastric artery perforator flap in 2 cases (4.3%), external abdominal oblique muscle flap in 1 case (2.1%), and latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap in 1 case (2.1%). The internal mammary artery perforator flap and the superior epigastric artery perforator flap have been effective treatment. Conclusions:. In 47 patients, our method of treatment for tissue defects of the chest wall after sternal osteomyelitis was examined, and an algorithm using less invasive management was proposed.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002776
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author Hidetaka Watanabe, MD
Tetsuji Uemura, MD
Tetsu Yanai, MD
Masato Kurokawa, MD
Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD
Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD
Takahiro Chuman, MD
Hiroshige Kawano, MD
spellingShingle Hidetaka Watanabe, MD
Tetsuji Uemura, MD
Tetsu Yanai, MD
Masato Kurokawa, MD
Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD
Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD
Takahiro Chuman, MD
Hiroshige Kawano, MD
Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
author_facet Hidetaka Watanabe, MD
Tetsuji Uemura, MD
Tetsu Yanai, MD
Masato Kurokawa, MD
Yoshimi Harada, MD, PhD
Yasuhiro Ishihara, MD
Takahiro Chuman, MD
Hiroshige Kawano, MD
author_sort Hidetaka Watanabe, MD
title Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
title_short Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
title_full Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
title_fullStr Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
title_full_unstemmed Less Invasive Management of Tissue Deficits for Deep Sternal Wound Infections
title_sort less invasive management of tissue deficits for deep sternal wound infections
publisher Wolters Kluwer
series Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
issn 2169-7574
publishDate 2020-04-01
description Background:. The frequency of sternomyelitis after cardiovascular surgery has been reported to be 0.4% -5%. Methods:. The treatment method used for 47 patients (29 male and 18 female) who developed sternomyelitis after sternotomy with tissue defects in the chest was examined retrospectively. Results:. Of the original conditions, the most frequent was coronary artery disease undergoing bypass grafting (22 cases, 46.8%), followed by acute aortic dissection (10 cases, 21.3%). The number of times debridement was performed was: once, 35 cases; twice, 11 cases; 7 times, 1 case; and unknown, 2 cases. The most frequent time of occurrence of sternomyelitis was within 2 weeks after surgery (12 patients, 25.5%). A residual internal thoracic artery remained on both sides in 28 cases (59.6%), and only on the right side in 17 cases (36.2%); there was no remaining one in 2 cases (4.2%). The reconstruction method was a pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap in 31 cases (66.0%), internal mammary artery perforator flap in 7 cases (14.9%), rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap in 4 cases (8.5%), omentum transplant in 3 cases (6.4%), superior epigastric artery perforator flap in 2 cases (4.3%), external abdominal oblique muscle flap in 1 case (2.1%), and latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap in 1 case (2.1%). The internal mammary artery perforator flap and the superior epigastric artery perforator flap have been effective treatment. Conclusions:. In 47 patients, our method of treatment for tissue defects of the chest wall after sternal osteomyelitis was examined, and an algorithm using less invasive management was proposed.
url http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002776
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