Abstract:
:Wound breakdown is a serious complication of median sternotomy. This is generally met with a further attempt at surgical apposition using sutures of monofilament surgical steel, following wound debridement. This often fails. The aim of this article is to demonstrate one surgeon's experience in his revised management of sternal wound dehiscence, following internal mammary artery (IMA) harvest, over a 7-year period. Treatment consisted of sternal and soft tissue debridement, and closed irrigation. Wound closure was performed using multiple interrupted deep tension sutures (DTS) only. We believe this article demonstrates that the use of DTS is a safe and effective method of closure, for patients suffering from sternal wound dehiscence following IMA harvest.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surgjournal_title
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgeryauthors
Doyle AJ,Large SR,Murphy Fdoi
10.1510/icvts.2004.101147subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-12-01 00:00:00pages
511-3issue
6eissn
1569-9293issn
1569-9285pii
icvts.2004.101147journal_volume
4pub_type
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更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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