Intracutaneous investigation versus transcutaneous suture techniques - Comparison of sternal wound infection rates in open-heart surgery patients
TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, vol.32, no.3, pp.277-282, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2005
- Journal Name: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.277-282
- Keywords: comparative study, diabetes complications, drainage, mediastinitis/etiology, postoperative compliations/prevention & control, prospective studies, risk factors, sternum/surgery, suppuration, surgical wound dehiscence, surgical wound infection/prevention & control, suture techniques
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In open-heart surgery, sternal wound infection after median sternotomy is a critical complication. The intracutaneous suture is conventionally used in closing sternal incisions. In this prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial, intracutaneous and transcutaneous suture techniques for closing the sternum were compared with respect to postoperative sternal wound infections and cosmetic results.