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    VACUUM THERAPY AND PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE FLAP COMBINATION IN TREATMENT OF STERNAL INFECTIONS: A CASE REPORT
    (Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2014) Karamese, Mehtap; Akdag, Osman; Yildiran, Gokce Unal; Selimoglu, Muhammed Nebil; Gormus, Niyazi; Tosun, Zekeriya
    Wound infections subsequent to cardiac surgery are challenging surgeons because of being life-threatening situations and these infections are among conditions that require multidisciplinary approach. Antibiotherapy, surgical debride-ments, regional or free flap surgeries are used by multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of sternal wound infections. Beside these known alternatives, some other methods are advanced for wound care. However; sternal instability, ventricular rupture and pneumonia may be mortal in many patient as the course of the disease. In this article, a negative pressure wound therapy and reconstruction with pectoralis major muscle flap was introduced for postoperative mediastinitis occurred in a diabetic, coronary bypass patient. A wound therapy, that controls infection and supplies wound care as an effective treatment alternative for highly mortal mediastinis cases.