Comparison Between Convergent Sliding of Myocutaneous Flap Method and Conventional Method for Treating the Patients at Early Stage Median Sternotomy Wound Dehiscence After Cardiac Surgery / 中国循环杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare the convergent sliding of bilateral pectoral myocutaneous lfap method and conventional method for treating the early stage median sternotomy wound dehiscence in patients after cardiac surgery. Method: A total of 36 relevant patients treated in our hospital from 2010-04 to 2014-04 were studied and they were divided into 2 groups Conventional group, the patients received sufficient draining and dressing changes followed by interrupted simple suture,n=16 and Convergent sliding group, the patients received convergent sliding of bilateral pectoral myocutaneous lfap,n=20. The clinical conditions after treatment were compared between 2 groups. Results: There were 6 patients received re-suture after the ifrst debridement because of poor healing in Conventional group, no such event happened in Convergent sliding group, P0.05; the median hospital stay time from discovering wound problem to wound healing and discharge were 13.0 (10.75, 19.5) days and 12.0 (10.0, 13.0) days, P>0.05. Conclusion: Compared to conventional method, convergent sliding of bilateral pectoral myocutaneous lfap method may obtain the better success rate of wound debridement and suture by shorter time for treating the early stage median sternotomy wound dehiscence in patients after cardiac surgery.