Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds

Credits CME:1.0, Patient Safety:0.5

Tag(s) PRS Journal Courses, Member Benefit

Description

Poststernotomy sternal wound infection remains a life-threatening complication of open cardiac surgery. Successful treatment relies on timely diagnosis and initiation of multidisciplinary, multimodal therapy.

Learning Objectives

After viewing this course, the participant should be able to:

Describe the pathogenesis, classification, and risk factors of sternal wound infection.
Discuss options for sternal stabilization for the prevention of sternal wound infection, including wiring and plating techniques.
Discuss primary surgical reconstructive options for deep sternal wound infection and the use of adjunctive methods, such as negative-pressure wound therapy.

Faculty

Ryoko Hamaguchi, M.D.; Prem S. Shekar, M.D., M.B.A.; Jennifer A. Johnson, M.D.; Dennis P. Orgill, M.D., Ph.D.

Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery®Editors: Editor-in-Chief: Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Co-Editor: James M. Stuzin, MD

Section Editors: Donald H. Lalonde, MD; John YS Kim, MD

Accreditation Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM: 1.0
Patient Safety Credit: 0.5
Media:Journal Article, video
Release Date: 12/01/2021
Expiration Date: 12/01/2024
Estimated time to complete this course: 1 hour

*Course access ends on course expiration date

Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)

Accreditation Statement

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The ASPS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Recognition Statement

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by this activity are enhanced by ASPS Learner Credit Reportingfor learners who have opted into this reporting. Successful completion of this CME activity enables active American Board of Surgery (ABS) members the opportunity to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the ABS's Continuous Certification program when claimed within 30 days of completion of the activity.

Participants in ASPS-accredited education who want their CME credits reported to certifying and state licensing boards must opt-into reporting and add their NPI as well as state license ID and/or collaborating board ID(s) before claiming credit.

Intended Audience

This educational activity is intended for plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals interested in translating expanded knowledge into practice for the improvement of patient outcomes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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Courses in package:

	Title	Credit(s)
1	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Article View Details
2	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Video 1 Perspectives from the field of plastic surgery on the management of sternal wound infections. Video 1 from “Current Management of Sternal Wounds” 148 (6) CME View Details
3	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Video 2 Perspectives from the field of cardiac surgery on the management of sternal wound infections. Video 2 from “Current Management of Sternal Wounds” 148 (6) CME View Details
4	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Video 3 Perspectives from the field of infectious disease on the management of sternal wound infections. Video 3 from “Current Management of Sternal Wounds” 148 (6) CME View Details
5	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Knowledge Check View Details
6	Journal CME Article: Current Management of Sternal Wounds Survey View Details