Objective: The management of cranioplasty infections has historically been explantation followed by delayed reimplantation/reconstruction. This treatment algorithm necessitates surgery, tissue expansion, and prolonged disfigurement. In this report, the authors describe a treatment approach consisting of serial vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) with hypochlorous acid (HOCl) solution (Vashe Wound Solution; URGO Medical) as a salvage strategy.
Methods: A 35-year-old man who sustained head trauma, neurosurgical complications, and severe syndrome of the trephined (SOT; devastating neurologic decline treated by cranioplasty) underwent titanium cranioplasty with free flap. Three weeks postoperation, he presented with pressure-related wound dehiscence/partial flap necrosis, exposed hardware, and bacterial infection. Given the severity of his precranioplasty SOT, hardware salvage was critical. He was treated with serial VAC with HOCl solution for 11 days followed by VAC for 18 days and definitive split-thickness skin graft placement over resulting granulation tissue. Authors also conducted a literature review of cranial reconstruction infection management.
Results: The patient remained healed 7 months postoperatively without recurrent infection. Importantly, his original hardware was retained, and his SOT remained resolved. Findings from the literature review support the use of conservative modalities to salvage cranial reconstructions without hardware removal.
Conclusions: This study investigates a new strategy for managing cranioplasty infections. The VAC with HOCl solution regimen was effective in treating the infection and salvaging the cranioplasty, thus obviating the complications associated with explantation, new cranioplasty, and recurrence of SOT. There is limited literature on the management of cranioplasty infections using conservative treatments. A larger study to better determine the efficacy of VAC with HOCl solution is underway.
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