Infection of cardiac suture line after ventricular aneurysmectomy
| Autor: | Philip D. Allmendinger, Lee H. Ellison, Kevin G. Looser, Hiro Takata, Henry B. C. Low |
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| Rok vydání: | 1976 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Fistula medicine.disease Chronic empyema Surgery Sepsis Pseudoaneurysm Ventricular aneurysmectomy cardiovascular system medicine cardiovascular diseases Major complication Foreign body Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Suture line business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 72:280-281 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5223 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)40452-2 |
| Popis: | Two cases of sepsis following ventricular aneurysmectomy are presented. In both, the source of sepsis was an infected cardiac suture line in which Teflon felt strips were used to reinforce the closure. One patient had a pseudoaneurysm and a chronic empyema of the left side of the chest, and the second had a ventriculocutaneous fistula. Early operation with removal of the foreign body is warranted in this major complication of a ventricular aneurysmectomy. |
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