Intracutaneous investigation versus transcutaneous suture techniques - Comparison of sternal wound infection rates in open-heart surgery patients

Karabay O., Fermanci E., Silistreli E. E., Aykut K., Yurekli I., Catalyurek H. H., ...Daha Fazla

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.277-282, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.277-282
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 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 Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.