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Figure 3

From: A rigid barrier between the heart and sternum protects the heart and lungs against rupture during negative pressure wound therapy

Figure 3

Photograph of the heart in a porcine sternotomy wound treated with NPWT with (left) and without (right) a rigid disc between the heart and the sternum. The right photograph shows heart rupture, which was seen in three of the eight pigs treated with NPWT without the disc. No heart rupture was seen in pigs treated with NPWT with the disc.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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