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Median sternotomy. A, Closed incision before dressing application, Day 0. B, Following uneventful study dressing application and maintenance of –80 mm Hg pressure, Day 0. C, Immediately following dressing removal, Day 4. D, Incision appearance at Day 13. Of note, the cardiac surgeon added a gauze sponge to decrease pressure to the skin, where the closed suction Jackson-Pratt drain was traveling superficially.
