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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:e45-e46
© 2008 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

Vacuum-Assisted Closure for Mediastinitis after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Takeshi Hiramatsu, MD, Yoshitaka Okamura, MD, Shigeru Komori, MD, Yoshiharu Nishimura, MD, Hiroyuki Suzuki, MD1, Takashi Takeuchi, MD1

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1 Department of Pediatrics, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

For reprint information contact: Takeshi Hiramatsu, MD, Tel: 81 73 441 0615, Fax: 81 73 446 4761, Email: shiramat{at}hij.twmu.ac.jp, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera Wakayama City, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan.

Two children, aged 1 and 14 years with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mediastinitis after pediatric open-heart surgery, were fitted with a vacuum-assisted closure system. Complete healing was achieved in both cases, and primary wound closure could be carried out without an omental flap after 6 and 16 days.






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