Sternectomy and sternum reconstruction for infection after cardiac surgery

Teodorico Iarussi; Alessandro Marolla; Alessandro Pardolesi; Rosa Lucia Patea; Pierpaolo Camplese; Rocco Sacco

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084

Sternectomy and sternum reconstruction for infection after cardiac surgery

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov;86(5):1680-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084.

Authors

Teodorico Iarussi¹, Alessandro Marolla, Alessandro Pardolesi, Rosa Lucia Patea, Pierpaolo Camplese, Rocco Sacco

Affiliation

¹ U O Clinica Chirurgica School of Specialization of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Via dei Vestini, Chieti, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19049777
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.084

Abstract

Sternum infection after cardiac surgery represents a severe complication with a high mortality rate. Therapeutic possibilities consist in "open packing" with specific antibiotic irrigation or in "en-block" resection. We report a case of sternum reconstruction using a titanium patch covered with bone-powder.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Drainage / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
Pericardial Effusion / therapy*
Recurrence
Sternum / surgery*
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / therapy*
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Vancomycin