A minimal transverse incision with low median sternotomy for pediatric congenital heart surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 290-293

  Chan, Chih Yang ^a   Chiu, Ing Sh ^a   Wu, Shye Jao ^a   Hung, Chi Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Full sternotomy; Low median sternotomy; Minimal incision; Transverse incision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN INCISION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STERNUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035091905     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00579-6     Document Type: Article

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