Effective method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during redo sternotomy.

Autor: Mazzola A; Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy. sandromaz@tin.it, Gregorini R, Villani C, Giancola R, Di Eusanio M, Minuti UL, Ciocca M, Colantonio LB, Pavicevic S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology [Ital Heart J] 2005 Dec; Vol. 6 (12), pp. 984-6.
Abstrakt: Redo sternotomy is a challenging surgical procedure performed with increasing frequency; catastrophic hemorrhage is a rare but highly lethal complication. We report our experience in treating this complication in 3 cases of 307 reoperations and propose a simple method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during sternal reentry.
Databáze: MEDLINE