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(Chest. 1999;115:1455-1458.)
© 1999 American College of Chest Physicians

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Heart Transplantation*

Thomas Petzold, MD; Peter R. Feindt, MD; Ulrich M. Carl, MD and Emmeran Gams, MD

* From the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Drs. Petzold, Feindt, and Gams), and the Clinic for Radiotherapy (Dr. Carl), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Correspondence to: Thomas Petzold, MD, Moorenstrasse 5, D 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

The results of orthotopic heart transplantation (OHTx) are still burdened with considerable early mortality due to graft rejection or infection. Sternum osteomyelitis is an infrequent postoperative complication. We report a case of deep sternal wound infection (2 months after OHTx) that was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to local surgical treatment.

Key Words: heart transplantation • hyperbaric oxygenation • sternum osteomyelitis




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