Hyperbaric Oxygen as Adjunctive Therapy in Experimental Mediastinitis

Turhan V., Sacar S., Uzun G., Sacar M., Yildiz S., Ceran N., ...More

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, vol.155, no.1, pp.111-115, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 155 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.08.031
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.111-115
  • Keywords: mediastinitis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, linezolid, teicoplanin, vancomycin, STERNAL WOUND-INFECTION, STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, METHICILLIN-RESISTANT, EXPERIMENTAL OSTEOMYELITIS, PENICILLIN, EFFICACY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Mediastinitis is a dreaded complication of cardiac surgical procedures. The purpose of our study was to research the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) in the treatment of experimental mediastinitis and to investigate whether it potentiates the antibiotic effects of linezolid, teicoplanin, and vancomycin.