title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: mlanuti@partners.org
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lanuti
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009336:Necrosis; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D053831:Surgical Fixation Devices; D014618:Vacuum