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Faulty sternotomy and complications after median sternotomy

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1988
In 11 of 55 patients with complications of median sternotomy, a paramedian sternotomy has been detected by computed tomography or at reparative operation. The thin side of the sternum is easily broken by the closing wires, this being the cause of instability and probably dehiscence and consequent infection and osteomyelitis.
R, Shafir, J, Weiss, O, Herman, N, Cohen, D, Stern, Y, Igra   +5 more
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VAC Therapy Use in the Treatment of Complicated Post-Surgical Wounds in Cardiosurgery. Our Experience

Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії, 2019
Introduction. Wound infection as a complication after cardiosurgery is a dangerous condition which significantly in-creases the length of stay and raises the risk of post-surgical complications; this condition is one of the most threatening and may even ...
V. Beleiovych
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2011
Purpose A retrospective study to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy on sternal infection and osteomyelitis following median sternotomy.
Lien Te-Cheng, Shie Huei-Guan, Chen Yen-Wen, Yu Wen-Kuang, Kao Hsin-Kuo, Wang Jia-Horng   +5 more
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Single-Stage Open Repair of Extensive Arch and Descending Thoracic Aneurysm through Sternotomy: A Case Report

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Extensive thoracic aortic disease involving the ascending aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending thoracic aorta may require multiple surgical and interventional managements, which impose a burden in terms of cumulative surgical trauma and the risk ...
Joon Young Kim, Hong Rae Kim, Joon Bum Kim   +2 more
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Sternal pseudoarthrosis after resternotomy treated with the Strasbourg Thoracic Osteosyntheses System: a case report

Acta Medica Lituanica, 2013
Sternal dehiscence is a serious complication after general thoracic and cardiac surgery. Sternal resuturing, performed by simple rewiring or technical modification of rewiring, can fail overall when the bone quality is poor or the sternum is completely ...
Ričardas Janilionis, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Vytautas Jovaišas, Žymantas Jagelavičius, Ramūnas Valančius   +4 more
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Maximal Thymectomy via Mini Sternotomy with Pleural Preservation

South Asian Journal of Cancer, 2022
Gaurav Patel Background There are different surgical techniques used for maximal thymectomy. Each technique has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Gaurav Patel, Bojja V. Kishore Reddy, Prakash Patil   +2 more
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Efficacy of bilateral pectoralis nerve block for ultrafast tracking and postoperative pain management in cardiac surgery

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018
Background: Good postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgical patients helps in early recovery and ambulation. An alternative to parenteral, paravertebral, and thoracic epidural analgesia can be pectoralis nerve (Pecs) block, which is novel, less invasive
Karthik Narendra Kumar, Ravikumar Nagashetty Kalyane, Naveen G Singh, P S Nagaraja, Madhu Krishna, Balaji Babu, R Varadaraju, N Sathish, N Manjunatha   +8 more
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Development of a median sternotomy simulation model for cardiac surgery trainingCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques, 2020
Objective: We sought to develop a simulation model to train resident physicians in the performance of a median sternotomy. Methods: A modified Delphi consensus process was used with cardiac surgery staff to develop a 20-point checklist for the safe ...
Thin Xuan Vo, MD, MSc, Nadzir Juanda, MD, Janet Ngu, MD, MSc, Nada Gawad, MD, MAEd, Kathy LaBelle, Fraser D. Rubens, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC   +5 more
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Brachial Plexus Injury Associated with Median Sternotomy during Cardiac Surgery: Three Cases of C8 Radiculopathy Due to the Fracture of the First Rib

Diagnostics, 2021
In cardiac surgery, median sternotomy is often necessary during certain surgical processes and it can cause the rare complication of brachial plexus injury.
Yu Jin Im, Min Soo Kang, Sun Woong Kim, Duk Hyun Sung   +3 more
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Comparison of Partial Upper Sternotomy Versus Median Sternotomy for Total Arch Replacement in Patients With Type A Aortic Dissection

Cardiology Discovery
Objective:. Comparative studies of median sternotomy and partial upper sternotomy in total arch replacement for type A aortic dissection are rare, and the safety and benefits of partial upper sternotomy need further evaluation.
Dong Li, Lei Chen, Yang Wu, Wei Jiang, Chonglei Ren, Cangsong Xiao   +5 more
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