1. Sternal Preservation: A Better Way to Treat Most Sternal Wound Complications After Cardiac Surgery 
E.Charles Douville, MD, James W. Asaph, MD, Ronald J. Dworkin, MD, John R. Handy, MD, Clifford S. Canepa, MD, Gary L. Grunkemeier, PhD, YingXing Wu, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 78, Issue 5, Pages (November 2004)
DOI: /j.athoracsur

2. Fig 1
Organisms associated with sternal wound infections (El Oakley class 2B). (CNS = coagulase-negative Staphylococcus aureus; E coli = Escherichia coli; Eb = Enterobacter; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staph aureus = methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.)
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3. Fig 2
Algorithm for the management of deep sternal wound infections (El Oakley class 2B). (CT = computed tomography; IV = intravenous.)
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4. Fig. 3
Algorithm for the management of clinically uninfected dehiscence (El Oakley class 1). (IV = intravenous.)
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