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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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1/2014
vol. 11
 
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Gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponge for preventing sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

Małgorzata Kozioł
,
Sylwia Targońska
,
Janusz Stążka
,
Maria Kozioł-Montewka

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2014; 11 (1):21-25
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2014.41925
Online publish date: 2014/04/03
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The frequency of sternal wound infection (SWI) after cardiac surgery ranges from 0.5% to 8% and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and treatment cost. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is not sufficient to fully prevent the contamination of the surgical access site. One of the most effective methods for the prevention of wound infection seems to be the use of gentamicin-impregnated collagen sponge, which is successfully used in abdominal and orthopedic surgery. Surgically implantable topical antibiotics can reduce wound infection in cardiac patients as well, but the efficacy of SWI prevention in cardiac surgery still raises many questions.
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cardiac surgery, gentamicin-collagen sponge, sternal wound infection
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