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Results of the modified bi-pectoral muscle flap procedure for post-sternotomy deep wound infection

Eleftherios Spartalis, Charalampos Markakis, Dimitrios Moris, E. Lachanas, E. Andreas Agathos, Anna Karakatsani, Grigorios Karagkiouzis, Antonios Athanasiou, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Periklis Tomos

Surgery Today · 2015 · 16 citations · 19 references

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CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988

Julia S. Garner, William R. Jarvis, T.Grace Emori et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 1988 · 5.8K citations

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Infected Median Sternotomy Wound Successful Treatment by Muscle Flaps

M. J. Jurkiewicz, John Bostwick, T. Roderick Hester et al. · Annals of Surgery · 1980 · 393 citations

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Total excision of the sternum and thoracic pedicle transposition of the greater omentum; useful strategems in managing severe mediastinal infection following open heart surgery.

Lee Ab, George Schimert, S Shaktin et al. · PubMed · 1976 · 198 citations

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Vacuum-assisted closure as a treatment modality for infections after cardiac surgery

Heyman Luckraz, Fiona Murphy, Steve Bryant et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2003 · 120 citations · Full text

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Management of Sternal Wounds with Bilateral Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Advancement Flaps in 114 Consecutively Treated Patients: Refinements in Technique and Outcomes Analysis

Jeffrey A. Ascherman, Sejal Patel, Sameer Malhotra et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 2004 · 110 citations

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