Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Treatment of Poststernotomy Wound Infection and Mediastinitis - Three cases report -

흉골 절개술 후 발생한 흉골 감염 및 종격동염의 Vacuum-assisted closure를 이용한 치료 - 3례 보고 -

  • Chang, Won-ho (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital) ;
  • Huh, Kyun (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Young-Woo (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Jo (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital) ;
  • Jeong, Youn-Seop (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital) ;
  • Youm, Wook (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital)
  • 장원호 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실) ;
  • 허균 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실) ;
  • 박영우 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실) ;
  • 김현조 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실) ;
  • 정윤섭 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실) ;
  • 염욱 (순천향대학교 부속병원 흉부외과학 교실)
  • Published : 2002.02.01

Abstract

Poststernotomy mediastinitis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of cardiac surgery. Up to present, poststernotomy wound infection has been treated by closure of wound directly or by use of myocutaneous flaps after irrigation and debridement of wound. We describe a new treatment of poststemotomy wound infection by using the vacuum-assisted closure technique. This technique was successfully applied in 3 patients with poststernotomy wound infection and mediastinitis, and a healed sternotomy wound could be achieved using this new technique.

흉골 절개술 후 종격동염은 드물게 발생하나 심장 수술후 생명을 위협하는 합병증으로 발전할 수 있다. 지금까지는 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상 감염의 치료로서 창상세척과 변연 절개술 후 직접 상처 부위를 봉합하거나 근육 파판을 사용하여 왔다. 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상 감염의 새로운 치료로서 VAC(Vacuum-assisted closure) 술기에 대해 기술 하고자 한다. 이 술기를 흉골 절개술 후 발생한 창상감염 띤 종격동염 환자 3명에게 성공적으로 적용하였고, 이러한 새로운 방식으로 흉골 부위 상처를 치유할 수 있었다.

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