Impact of Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) Therapy on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Sternal Wound Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Non-Randomized Studies

• Matthew E. Falagas ,

  * E-mail: m.falagas@aibs.gr

  Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases, Mitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, Athens, Greece, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Giannoula S. Tansarli,

  Affiliation Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece

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• Anastasios Kapaskelis,

  Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases, Mitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, Athens, Greece

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• Konstantinos Z. Vardakas

  Affiliations Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece, Department of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases, Mitera Hospital, Hygeia Group, Athens, Greece

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