ATS
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:1613-1614. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.019
© 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
Wing C. Yeen
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Tata, M. D.
Right arrow Articles by Yeen, W. C.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Tata, M. D.
Right arrow Articles by Yeen, W. C.
Related Collections
Right arrow Chest wall

Case Reports

Adjunctive Use of Superoxidized Solution in Chest Wall Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Mahadevan D. Tata, MD*, Kong C. Kwan, MD, Mohammed R. Abdul-Razak, MD, Sharminithevi Paramalingam, MD, Wing C. Yeen, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Accepted for publication October 10, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Tata, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Malaya Medical Center, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia (Email: madheaven{at}gmail.com).

A 39-year-old Indian man presented with necrotizing soft tissue infection of his right forearm and previously undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. The infection progressively worsened to involve his right lateral chest wall despite multiple debridements and systemic antibiotics. His right arm was eventually disarticulated along with wide debridement of the surrounding tissue. Aggressive wound debridement, mechanical scrubbing, and irrigation were then initiated every 8 hours. A superoxidized solution was later introduced as a wound irrigant and dressing agent. The large defect was suitable for split-thickness skin grafting after 16 days of a strict wound management routine with the superoxidized solution.






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 2009 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.