Combined therapies for composite graft infection after Bentall's procedure.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a patient who suffered from composite graft infection and mediastinitis. After replacement of the infected composite graft, in addition to administration of antibiotics, continuous irrigation of the mediastinum with solutions containing povidone-iodine and cefazolin sodium and transposition of the greater omentum were performed. His postoperative course was uneventful. Combined therapies including mediastinal irrigation and omental transposition should be considered after an operation for composite graft infection complicated with mediastinitis.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections