ONE-STAGE STERNAL STENTING WITH HOMOGRAFT BONE AFTER CARDIAC OPERATION IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS

Authors
CHU JJ CHANG CH LIN PJ SU WJ TAN PPC
Citation
Jj. Chu et al., ONE-STAGE STERNAL STENTING WITH HOMOGRAFT BONE AFTER CARDIAC OPERATION IN PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(3), 1998, pp. 846-847
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
846 - 847
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:3<846:OSSWHB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Low cardiac output after open heart operations in neonates and infants carries a high mortality. Delay ed sternal closure may be life-saving but may prolong hospital stay and increase costs. To circumvent these issues, Ne shaped homograft bone and interposed it between the sterna l edges to allow primary wound closure in 2 pediatric patients, Midter m results are satisfactory. (C) 1998 by The Society od Thoracic Surgeo ns.