Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic refractory osteomyelitis of the sternum

Raymond C Shields; Francis C Nichols; William G Buchta; Paul L Claus

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.018

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic refractory osteomyelitis of the sternum

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May;89(5):1661-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.018.

Authors

Raymond C Shields¹, Francis C Nichols, William G Buchta, Paul L Claus

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20417809
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.10.018

Abstract

This report describes a 32-year-old woman with chronic refractory osteomyelitis of the sternum after multiple surgical procedures including a sternotomy with underlying colonic interposition that was successfully managed with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The clinical course is reviewed, and the complexities of this diagnosis are then discussed, including a brief review of the mechanisms of management with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Disease
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation / methods*
Osteomyelitis / etiology*
Osteomyelitis / physiopathology
Osteomyelitis / therapy*
Reoperation
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sternotomy / adverse effects*
Sternotomy / statistics & numerical data
Surgical Wound Infection / complications*
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing / physiology