Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in deep sternal wound infection after heart transplantation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The results of orthotopic heart transplantation (OHTx) are still burdened with considerable early mortality due to graft rejection or infection. Sternum osteomyelitis is an infrequent postoperative complication. We report a case of deep sternal wound infection (2 months after OHTx) that was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to local surgical treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Transplantation
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Osteomyelitis
- Sternum
- Surgical Wound Infection