title: Salvage of infected truncus repair using rifampicin-impregnated gelatin-sealed graft.
abstract: An infant suffered sternal infection and ventricular septal patch dehiscence after a truncus arteriosus repair. Successful reoperation used rifampicin-impregnated gelatin-sealed Dacron to repair the recurrent ventricular septal defect and replace the contaminated conduit. This was an effective solution to a potentially lethal surgical complication.
authors.affiliation: Adolph Basser Institute of Cardiology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Chard
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Sholler
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Cartmill
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005780:Gelatin; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D005780:Gelatin; D012293:Rifampin