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Poststernotomy mediastinitis classification
| El Oakley Class |
VAC therapy |
Conventional treatment |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| I |
5 |
10.6 |
4 |
9.3 |
| II |
2 |
4.3 |
3 |
7 |
| IIIA |
17 |
36.1 |
13 |
30.2 |
| IIIB |
22 |
46.8 |
21 |
49 |
| IVA |
1 |
2.1 |
1 |
2.3 |
| IVB |
- |
0 |
1 |
2.3 |
| V | - | 0 | - | 0 |
The sum of percentages exceeds 100% because of rounding-off errors.
VAC = vacuum-assisted closure.
