Secondary omental and pectoralis major double flap reconstruction following aggressive sternectomy for deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery

Table 2 Characteristics of the deep sternal wound infections.

Patient	Age (Years)	Gender	Risk factor	Primary procedure	Operation time (minutes)	Duration for treatment (days)	Pathogens	Follow up Period (months)	Prognosis	Cause of death
1	61	Male	DM	Cardiac trauma	180	150	MRSA	76.4	Alive	-
2	70	Male	Smoking	CABG	153	135	MSSA	78	Alive	-
3	77	Female	None	AVR	270	120	MRSA	63.4	Alive	-
4	65	Male	None	CABG	420	60	MRSE	64.8	Death	Pneumonia
5	77	Male	None	CABG	428	131	MRSE	50	Alive	-
6	72	Male	DM	CABG	445	124	MRSA	55.3	Alive	-
7	71	Male	DM	AVR	300	Not available	MRSA	0.57	Death	DSWI
8	67	Male	HD	CABG	340	37	MRSA	54	Alive	-
9	59	Male	None	Aorta	595	40	Klebsiella	54.8	Alive	-
10	87	Female	None	AVR	504	48	MRSA	4.8	Death	Meningitis
11	70	Male	HD	CABG	325	66	MRSA	12	Death	Pneumonia
12	74	Female	Steroid	Aorta	470	34	MRSA	37.1	Alive	-
13	61	Female	Steroid	Aorta	568	51	Pseudomonaus	31.2	Alive	-
14	76	Male	None	Aorta	683	66	MSSA	28.2	Alive	-
15	79	Male	None	CABG	342	203	MRSA	12.6	Death	Pneumonia
16	62	Male	None	Aorta	496	26	MSSA	11	Alive	-

Total: total sternectomy, Partial: partial sternectomy, None: sternectomy was not performed.
OF: Omental flap, PF: Pectralis major flap, VAC: VAC therapy
Primary: primary wound closure, Secondary: secondary wound closure.
MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSE: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. Klebsiella: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas: Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
DSWI: Deep sternal wound infection.

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