Usefulness of Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera for Screening of Postoperative Surgical Site Infection after the Nuss Procedure

Introduction and Objective. The Nuss procedure is widely used in the treatment of pectus excavatum worldwide. Postoperative pectus bar infection is one of the most serious complications associated with this procedure. Therefore, early detection of signs of implant infection is very important. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Kenya Fujita, Masahiko Noguchi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Daisuke Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Matsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/946156
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