Hemodynamic effects of sternum closure after open-heart surgery in infants and children. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1987;19:217-20.Jogi P, Werner O. Hemodynamic effects of sternum closure after open-heart surgery in infants and children. Scand J Thorac Cardio- vasc Surg. 1985;19(3):271...
Given its close location to the heart and other mediastinal structures the pain and discomfort from the sternal pathologies may be confused with more general chest pain.1-3 The sternum is often easy to be overlooked and sometimes its abnormality is detected incidentally on imaging. Abnormalities of...
We report the case of a 70-year old Caucasian woman who was referred to the thoracic oncology unit of our hospital for the management of a retrosternal mediastinal mass. She had been well 8 weeks before admission when she experienced the sudden onset of sharp left anterior chest pain. The ...
Correlation of wound pain following open heart surgery (median sternotomy) and sternum misalignment assessed using X-ray computed tomography Continuous and uncontrolled wound pain frequently follows open heart surgery (median sternotomy). The authors investigated pain origins with x-ray computed tomography...
Patients had postoperative wound pain duration (months) measurements and were grouped by an analogic pain scale three months after surgery: group 1, no pain or only slightly painful; group 2, ranging through painful, very painful, and unbearably painful. All received chest x-rays, Holter ECGs,...
prevention and treatment of sternum separation following open-heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1977;73:267-8.Robicsek F, Daugherty HK, Cook JW. The prevention and treatment of sternum separation following open-heart surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1977;73(2):267–8....
perpetuation of the local inflammatory process by the elimination of these bacteria which in turn reduces bone consolidation time.The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of topical Vancomycin on sternum surgical fracture consolidation in patients undergoing to open-heart surgery. Ma...
Instrument for closing a split sternum, for example. after an open-heart surgeryA sternum closure device for closing the sternum of a patient comprising a head portion, tail portion and flexible spine portion. The head portion includes a locking tang to prevent backward movement of the spine ...
instrument for closure of a split sternum, for example. after an open heart surgeryA sternum closure device for closing the sternum of a patient comprising a head portion, tail portion and flexible spine portion. The head portion includes a locking tang to prevent backward movement of the spine...