2020
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0331
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Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery

Abstract: Objectives: to describe the relationship between epidemiological and clinical characteristics of postoperative cardiac surgery patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of surgical site infection. Methods: an observational, cross-sectional analytical study including a convenience sample consisting of medical records of patients undergoing sternal cardiac surgery with surgical site infection diagnosed in medical records treated by negative pressure wound therapy. Results: medical r… Show more

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“…This concerns the removal of hair in the chest, close to the radial arteries and the saphenous vein to prepare the skin of the area in which incisions will be made, according to the routines established by each service. Currently, it has been recommended to perform it no more than two hours before surgery, with a specific electrical device, because it helps in infection control, a theme that was also identified in this category (63,64).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…This concerns the removal of hair in the chest, close to the radial arteries and the saphenous vein to prepare the skin of the area in which incisions will be made, according to the routines established by each service. Currently, it has been recommended to perform it no more than two hours before surgery, with a specific electrical device, because it helps in infection control, a theme that was also identified in this category (63,64).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Além disso, Research, Society andDevelopment, v. 12, n. 1, e4212139453, 2023 (CC BY 4.0) | ISSN 2525-3409 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v12i1.39453 3 deve-se atentar ao local da incisão para os agentes patológicos (Barreiros, et al, 2016). Estudos demostraram que as doenças mais acometidas no pós operatório, proveniente de infecções mediastinite, pneumonia e sepse (Oliveira et al, 2020).…”
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