Acinetobacter mediastinitis in a heart transplant patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 56-year-old who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation following left ventricular assist device bridge to transplantation. His postoperative course was complicated by severe sternal wound infection with Acinetobacter species requiring extensive debridement and reconstruction with a pectoralis major flap. This was followed by a total sternectomy, pectoralis flap debridement, and vacuum-assisted dressing.
Medical subject headings
- Acinetobacter Infections
- Heart Transplantation
- Mediastinitis
- Surgical Wound Infection