title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Lund, S-22185 Lund, Sweden. ronny.gustafsson@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sjögren
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ingemansson
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology