Abstract
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) with prosthetic graft infection is a
rare, though lethal, complication after cardiovascular surgery via
median sternotomy. This commentary is a review of a report by Takagi et
al. published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery that reported
favorable outcomes in patients with DWSI with prosthetic graft infection
treated with an enhanced strategy consisting of hydro-debridement with
pulsed lavage and negative pressure wound therapies.