The Impact of Vacuum-Assisted Closure on Long-Term Survival After Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis Johan Sjögren, MD, PhD, Johan Nilsson, MD, Ronny Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Malin Malmsjö, MD, PhD, Richard Ingemansson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 4, Pages 1270-1275 (October 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.010 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Actuarial survival of patients with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)–treated mediastinitis versus nonmediastinitis patients (Control) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. (B) EuroSCORE-adjusted actuarial survival of VAC-treated mediastinitis patients versus nonmediastinitis patients (Control) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1270-1275DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.010) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions