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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:754-755
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Salvage of infected truncus repair using rifampicin-impregnated gelatin-sealed graft

Bruce G. French, FRACS, Richard B. Chard, FRACS*, Gary F. Sholler, FRACP, Timothy B. Cartmill, FRACS

Adolph Basser Institute of Cardiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Accepted for publication June 30, 1993.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Chard, Adolph Basser Institute of Cardiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Campersown, New South Wales, Australia.

An infant suffered sternal infection and ventricular septal patch dehiscente after a truncus arteriosus repair. Successful reoperation used rifampicin-impregnated gelatin-sealed Dacron to repair the recurrent ventricular septal defect and replace the contaminated conduit. This was an effective solution to a potentially lethal surgical complication.






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