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Technique to Prevent Inadvertent Paramedian Sternotomy
Author(s) -
Cannata Aldo,
Russo Claudio Francesco,
Vitali Ettore,
Bruschi Giuseppe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00830.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dehiscence , surgery , median sternotomy , wound dehiscence , sternum
Previous reports documented the relationship between inadvertent paramedian sternotomy and postoperative sternal instability and dehiscence.We describe a modification of the technique of median sternotomy in order to prevent inadvertent paramedian sternotomy and related wound complications .