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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - Effects on Sternotomy Wounds and the Intrathoracic Organs
… the thorax. NPWT contracts the wound and causes macrodeformation of the wound edge tissue. This may contribute to the clinical benefits of NPWT over open-chest treatment, including the stabilizing effect and reduced need for mechanical ventilation. The results of the present work underline the …