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CASE REPORT article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Critical Care
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1491944

A case review of two children with deep sternal wound infections after precordial surgery treated with simple negative pressure closed drainage technique

Provisionally accepted
Yao Jiang Yao Jiang Shan He Shan He *
  • Children‘s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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    Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a rare but potentially devasting complication of median sterotomy performed in cardiac surgery.This report summarizes the nursing management of two pediatric cases with DSWI treated using DIY negative pressure suction(DIY-NPS) after surgery. The technique maintains a continuous suction pressure of 75 mmHg and intermittently flushes small volumes of fluid to stimulate granulation tissue formation and control systemic infection. After the formation of fresh granulation tissue, both patients achieved successful wound healing and were discharged in good condition.

    Keywords: negative pressure, pediatric, Congenital heart, Deep sternal wound infection, Treatment

    Received: 05 Sep 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jiang and He. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shan He, Children‘s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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