Impact of vacuum sealing drainage on outcomes of patients with post-sternotomy mediastinitis: a systematic review / 中国实用护理杂志
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
;
(36): 554-561, 2019.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-743661
ABSTRACT
Objective To examine the impact of vacuum sealing drainage on clinical outcomes of patients with post-sternotomy mediastinitis after cardiac surgery. Methods A systematic search were performed in Cochrane Library, Pubmed, Embase, China Biology Medicine(CBM), WanFang, VIP database. The quality of articles was critically appraised and data were extracted by 2 reviewers independently. Meta-analysis were conducted for the eligible researches. Results Fourteen cohort studies were inclued finally. Patients treated with VSD had significantly lower in-hospital mortalityand lower re-infection compared to those treated without VSD. While there had no significant defferences in length of ICU stay(days) and in-hospital stay (days) between VSD group and control group. Conclusions VSD therapy was associated with lower re-infection and in-hospital mortality than other conventional methods in patients with post-sternotomy mediastinitis after cardiac surgery and those results should be further tested in future research and practice.
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Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
Year:
2019
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