Staged Concept for Treatment of Severe Postsaphenectomy Wound Infection | Zendy

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Staged Concept for Treatment of Severe Postsaphenectomy Wound Infection

Author(s) -

Thomas Schroeter,

Sreekumar Subramanian,

Michael A. Borger,

Friedrich W. Mohr

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2011/903839

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , context (archaeology) , hematoma , vein , wound infection , artery , biology , paleontology

The saphenous vein remains the most commonly used conduit in coronary artery bypass surgery. Vein harvest is a critical component with significant morbidity associated with leg wounds from open technique. Occurring complications are hematoma, postoperative pain, skin changes, neuropathy, and septic or nonseptic wound complications. Within the context of a recent case, we present our approach to postsaphenectomy wound management.

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