Sternal wound complications

The median sternal incision in intracardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation; a general evaluation of its use in heart surgery.

Ormand C. Julian, M Lopez-Belio, William S. Dye et al. · PubMed · 1957 · 277 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +9

Continuous Antibiotic Irrigation in the Treatment of Infection

Harris B. Shumacker · Archives of Surgery · 1963 · 224 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology +10

Treatment of Median Sternotomy Infection by Mediastinal Irrigation with an Antibiotic Solution

Lester R. Bryant, Frank C. Spencer, J. Kent Trinkle · Annals of Surgery · 1969 · 163 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +1

Mediastinitis Following Open-Heart Surgery

Richard M. Engelman · Archives of Surgery · 1973 · 128 citations

Medicine, Microbiology, Surgery +16

The management of mediastinal infection following cardiac surgery

Richard J. Thurer, Diego A. Bognolo, Abelardo Vargas et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 1974 · 122 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +12