Improved technique for closure of median sternotomy incision
| Autor: | William B. Ford, Mary Ellen Sullivan, Emir A. Zikria, Srikrishna Sirivella, Siroos R. Samadani, William H. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Significant difference Closure (topology) Surgical procedures Dehiscence Surgery Surgical Wound Dehiscence Median sternotomy Sternal dehiscence Medicine Orthopedic fixation devices Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 94:591-595 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| Popis: | A continuous series of 2,135 cardiac surgical procedures performed with a median sternotomy is reviewed. Standard closure with steel wire was used in 1,650 patients, and a new technique with Mersilene tape was used with 485. The rate of sternal dehiscence was 2.4% among those having wire closure, and there were no instances of dehiscence among the 485 patients with Mersilene tape closure (a statistically significant difference at p |
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