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Gentamicin-collagen sponge reduces the risk of sternal wound infections after heart surgery: Meta-analysis

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Submitted by

Arie Blitz

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(15)00054-9/abstract

Author(s)

Mariusz Kowalewski, Wojciech Pawliszak, Katarzyna Zaborowska, Eliano Pio Navarese, Krzysztof Aleksander Szwed, Magdalena Ewa Kowalkowska, Janusz Kowalewski, Alina Borkowska, Lech Anisimowicz

The meta-analysis by Kowalewski et al found that implantable gentamicin collagen sponges significantly reduced the incidence of sternal wound infections by nearly 40%.