Vitamin D status and post sternotomy bone healing; a prospective radiologic observational study
Medicine Science, 2021 Sternotomy is the most common incision technique used in cardiac surgery. Some complications due to this method, which requires a large bone incision, increase morbidity and mortality.
Haci Ali Ucak +6 more
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Aprotinin may increase mortality in low and intermediate risk but not in high risk cardiac surgical patients compared to tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid - a meta-analysis of randomised and observational trials of over 30.000 patients [PDF]
, 2013 Background: To compare the effect of aprotinin with the effect of lysine analogues (tranexamic acid and ε-aminocaproic acid) on early mortality in three subgroups of patients: low, intermediate and high risk of cardiac surgery.
Herrmann, Eva +3 more
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Pain after sternotomy – review
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition), 2016 Adequate analgesia after sternotomy reduces postoperative adverse events. There are various methods of treating pain after heart surgery, such as infiltration with a local anesthetic, nerve block, opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, alpha-adrenergic agents, intrathecal and epidural techniques, and multimodal analgesia.A review of the ...
Huang, Ana Paula Santana +1 more
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Implantation of a poly-L-lactide GCSF-functionalized scaffold in a model of chronic myocardial infarction [PDF]
, 2017 A previously developed poly-l-lactide scaffold releasing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (PLLA/GCSF) was tested in a rabbit chronic model of myocardial infarction (MI) as a ventricular patch.
Chello, Massimo +10 more
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Cardiology DiscoveryObjective:. 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 +5 more
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Is manubrium limited mini-sternotomy an alternative for traditional full sternotomy in cases with massive mediastinal (retrosternal) goiter? A case report [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2017 Although most mediastinal goiters (MG) are operable by a cervical approach, some cases require sternotomy. Manubrium limited mini-sternotomy (MLMS) is an alternative method for traditional full sternotomy in subjects with MG.
Mehmet Inan +3 more
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State of the art in tracheal surger. A brief literature review [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Tracheal surgery requires a highly specialized team of anesthesiologists, thoracic surgeons, and operative support staff. It remain a formidable challenge for surgeons due to the criticality connected to anatomical considerations ...
Ibrahim, Mohsen +2 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza +5 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2015 Background: Median sternotomy, sternal spreading, and sternal wiring are the main causes of pain during the early recovery phase following cardiac surgery.
Dalia Abdelhamid Nasr +3 more
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Comparing Two Surgical Outcomes: Minithoracotomy or Full Sternotomy in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery [PDF]
, 2019 Cardiovascular diseases and heart-related conditions can be life-threatening; however, some cardiovascular conditions can be managed with open heart surgery.
Badrkhani, Shirin
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