Пролонгированное микродренирование в профилактике медиасинита после срединной стернотомии у кардиохирургических больных

S u m m a r y Significance of prolonged microdrainage in prevention of anterior mediastinitis after operations on open heart is studied. It is established that this method of drainage of wound canal makes it possible to control the course of wound process, to ajust the treatment, to prevent pyo-septic complications in patients operated by sternotomy without opening the pleural cavities.