Spontaneous right ventricular rupture after sternal dehiscence: A preventable complication?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 110-115

  Arbulu, A ^a,b   Gursel, E ^a   Camero, L G ^a   Asfaw, I ^a   Stephenson, L W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harper Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Massive ventricular bleeding; Mediastinitis; Right ventricular rupture

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STERNUM; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADHESIONS; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029693766     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80132-1     Document Type: Article

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