Application of Continuous Local Antibiotic Perfusion for Postoperative Mediastinitis
CLAP can be easily introduced to facilitate early extubation, early ambulation, and early resumption of oral intake, which are beneficial for infection control.
Authors
- Taku Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-1112)
- Tomonori Higuma
- Koki Yokawa
- Kazunori Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5342-1210)
- Yoshihiro Oshima
- Hidetaka Wakiyama
- Makoto Kusakizako
- Yosuke Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-2848)
- Hidefumi Obo
Institutions
- Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.98405
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00