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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-0319</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicas UIS]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicas UIS]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0319</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Industrial de Santander]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0121-03192017000100107</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18273/revmed.v30n1-2017011</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Manejo de mediastinitis posterior a cirugía cardíaca: reporte de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Management of mediastinitis after cardiac surgery: a case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Márquez-Bohórquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego Humberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderón-Herrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>107</fpage>
<lpage>111</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-03192017000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-03192017000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-03192017000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La mediastinitis es una complicación rara pero devastadora en cirugía cardíaca, la cual incrementa los costos en salud. Los pacientes con mediastinitis posterior a cirugía cardíaca tienen alto índice de morbilidad y mortalidad. La obesidad es el único factor de riesgo perioperatorio que es modificable. El objetivo de éste reporte de caso es describir el manejo de la mediastinitis posterior a cirugía cardíaca que incluye un sistema de cierre asistido por presión de vacío con posterior fijación de la pared torácica a través de barras de titanio. MÉD. UIS. 2017;30(1):107-111.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Mediastinitis is a rare and devastating complication of cardiac surgery, it increases the cost of care. Patients with mediastinitis after cardiac surgery have higher morbidity and mortality. Obesity is the only modifiable perioperative risk factor for mediastinitis. The aim of this case report is to describe the management of mediastinitis after cardiac surgery that includes vacuum assisted pressure with a subsequent fixation of the thorax wall with titanium bars. MÉD.UIS. 2017;30(1):107-111.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mediastinitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía Torácica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Terapia de Presión Negativa para Heridas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Titanio.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mediastinitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thoracic Surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Titanium.]]></kwd>
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