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A clinical case of successful application of vacuum therapy in the treatment of postoperative sternomediastinitis

https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.81.31

Abstract

The article presents observation of a clinical case of postoperative sternomediastinitis. The technique of using vacuum therapy in the treatment of purulent wounds is highlighted. The authors described the possibility of using vacuum therapy without performing the final reconstructive operation in a patient with severe concomitant pathology.

About the Authors

A. A. Shevchenko
Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 of the Ministry of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory
Russian Federation

Shevchenko Alexander Alexandrovich – PhD, Associate Professor of Far Eastern State Medical University, thoracic surgeon



E. A. Kashkarov
Regional clinical hospital No. 1 of the Ministry of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory
Russian Federation

Kashkarov Evgeny Alexandrovich – head of the department, doctor



N. G. Zhila
Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation

Zhila Nikolai Grigorievich – MD, prof.



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Shevchenko A.A., Kashkarov E.A., Zhila N.G. A clinical case of successful application of vacuum therapy in the treatment of postoperative sternomediastinitis. Yakut Medical Journal. 2023;(1):126-128. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.81.31

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