Deep Sternal Wound Infections

Hardcover, x + 137 pages, copiously illustrated with colour images, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor handling wear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "Concise and easy to understand. Coloured illustrations. Includes supplementary material. -- This concise and practical handbook covers the basics of pathophysiology, diagnosis, interdisciplinary surgical management, prevention and rehabilitation of patients with deep sternal wound infections and sternal osteomyelitis. All relevant aspects and surgical procedures are explained in an easily understandable way. Additionally special approaches and preventive measures are highlighted with regard to the perioperative handling as well as the rehabilitation possibilities. Through concise texts with numerous illustrations, the book is ideal for the practice and as a supplement to further studies. This book is suitable for all specialists who are involved into the treatment and diagnosis of sternal wound infections, particularly cardio-thoracis, thoracic, plastic, vascular surgeons, cardiologists, radiologists, and rehabilitation physicians." -- Contents: 1. Definition, Classification, and Epidemiology of Sternal Osteomyelitis / Patrick Zardo, Ingo Kutschka; 2. Anatomy and Blood Supply of the Sternum / Winfried Neuhuber, Stefan Lyer, Christoph Alexiou, Thomas Buder; 3. Pathophysiology of Sternal Osteomyelitis / Patrick Zardo, Ingo Kutschka; 4. Stabilization of Thoracic Wall and Ventilatory Function by Negative Pressure Wound Therapy / Patrick Zardo, Bernhard Fleischer, Ingo Kutschka; 5. Radiological Diagnostics of Postoperative Sternal Osteomyelitis / Björn Friebe, Ivayla Apostolova, Jens Ricke; 6. Microbiological Aspects and Epidemiological Data of Poststernotomy Deep Sternal Wound Infection / Christian Willy, Marcus Stichling, Catharina Scheuermann-Poley, André Lieber, Onnen Grauhan, Martin Mueller; 7. Primary Wound Management of Poststernotomy Infection / Onnen Grauhan; 8. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Poststernotomy Deep Sternal Wound Infection / Christian Willy, Catharina Scheuermann-Poley, Marcus Stichling, Onnen Grauhan, André Lieber; 9. Bone Stabilization Methods After Sternal Osteotomy / Onnen Grauhan; 10. Principles of Plastic Surgery in Sternal Osteomyelitis / Raymund E. Horch; 11. Plastic Surgical Methods of Defect Coverage in Sternal Osteomyelitis with Pedicled Flaps / Andreas Arkudas, Justus P. Beier, Raymund E. Horch; 12. Indications for Free Flap Coverage and Interdisciplinary Combined Approaches with Vascular Surgery AV Loops / Justus P. Beier, Andreas Arkudas, Raymund E. Horch; 13. Anesthesiological Management / Thomas Hachenberg; 14. Rehabilitation After Sternal Osteomyelitis / Axel Schlitt, Ingo Kutschka; 15. Prevention of Poststernotomy Wound Infections by Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy / Onnen Grauhan, Christian Willy; Index.…