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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:435
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Median sternotomy closure

Department of Surgery, M580 Health Sciences Center, University of Missouri–Columbia School of Medicine, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA

Received 5 September 2002; accepted 2 December 2002.

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e-mail: jonesjw@health.missouri.edu

Key Words: Median sternotomy • Wound closure • Wound infection

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We read with interest the recent article by Risnes et al. on sternal wound closure [1]. The study prospectively analyzes 300 patients undergoing open heart surgery. Half the patients had their skin wound closed with zippers and half with intracutaneous suture. No statistically significant difference in the sternal wound infection rates between the groups was noted [1].

Risnes et al.’s study considered 21 sternotomy infection . . . [Full Text of this Article]