1990
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76381990000200009
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Manuseio da deiscência do esterno no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

Abstract: PAULISTA, P. P. -Manuseio da deiscência do esterno no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca. Rev. Bras. Cir. Cardiovasc., 5(2): 125-136, 1990.RESUMO: No período de dezembro de 1987 a dezembro de 1989, 906 pacientes foram submetidos a cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea, no Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, sendo 43% coronarianos, 37% valvares, 17% congênitos e 3% outros. Dentre eles, observou-se, na fase intra-hospitalar de pós-operatório, a ocorrência de 19 casos de deiscência parcial ou tot… Show more

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“…Sternal wound complications increase the risk of CPSP, ranging from superficial infections to sternal instability and mediastinitis [ 21 ] . Marques et al [ 22 ] pointed out that although wound complications following sternotomy are rare, infection is a threatening occurrence because it could extend to other areas, thus causing future complications.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sternal wound complications increase the risk of CPSP, ranging from superficial infections to sternal instability and mediastinitis [ 21 ] . Marques et al [ 22 ] pointed out that although wound complications following sternotomy are rare, infection is a threatening occurrence because it could extend to other areas, thus causing future complications.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the importance of this type of complication, this issue has attracted cardiovascular and plastic surgeons, for over forty years [1][2][3][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. In our institution, since 1986, we began to treat -consecutively -the sternal wound infection (with debridement, wide drainage and immediate closure) with bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flap, whose initial results were published in 1993 [21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%