Cardiac rupture during vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vacuum-assisted closure therapy is a recently introduced technique for treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. We present five cases of vacuum-assisted closure therapy-related major bleeding complications due to rupture of the right ventricle. This potentially lethal complication may be avoided by covering the heart with protective layers of paraffin gauze dressings.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Injuries
- Heart Ventricles
- Osteitis
- Pressure
- Sternum
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Vacuum