Impact of delayed sternal closure and negative pressure therapy after complex cardiovascular surgery
Delayed sternal closure with negative pressure therapy appears to be a safe management strategy for high-risk patients in complex cardiovascular surgeries. Despite increased transfusions and postoperative bleeding, delayed closure with negative pressure therapy did not result in higher mortality or infection rates compared to primary sternal closure.
Authors
- Akemi Arango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-0524)
- Mabel Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5177-6074)
- Sergio Alzate‐Ricaurte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-127X)
- Juan Maldonado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2322-9620)
- Marcos Salas Pascual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-4469)
- Katheryne Chaparro Mendoza
- Jenny Carvajal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-1840)
- Natalia Plata‐Ayala
Institutions
- Fundación Valle del Lili (CO)
- Icesi University (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03729-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01