Open AccessComputed Tomography Imaging Assessment of the Effect of Vancomycin Paste on Poststernotomy Healing
Author(s) -
Mohammad Abd Alkhalik Basha,
Dina Said Shemais,
Essam Saad Abdelwahed,
Rabab Mahmoud Elfwakhry,
Ayman Fathy Zeid,
Ahmed A El-Hamid M Abdalla,
Sameh Abdelaziz Aly,
Dalia Said Abdelrahman,
Anwar Elshenawy,
W. Mansour,
Khaled El-Banna,
Mohammad El Tahlawi,
Nezar Elnahal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s343124
Subject(s) - medicine , vancomycin , craniofacial , bypass grafting , surgery , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , artery , staphylococcus aureus , psychiatry , biology , bacteria , genetics
To assess vancomycin paste effect on poststernotomy healing in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients compared to bone wax using the 6-point computed tomography (CT) score. Additionally assessed the reliability of this score and its relationship to the occurrence of infection.