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Gentamicin-collagen sponge reduces sternal wound complications after heart surgery: A controlled, prospectively randomized, double-blind study Christoph Schimmer, MD, Mehmet Özkur, MD, Bhanu Sinha, PhD, Johannes Hain, Armin Gorski, MD, Benjamin Hager, Rainer Leyh, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages 194-200 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.035 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Trial profile. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 194-200DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.035) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Gentamicin sponge placement and sternal closure. Placement of the sponge before sternal closure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 194-200DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.035) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier plot. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 194-200DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.035) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions