A newly designed thorax support vest prevents sternum instability after median sternotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-339

  Gorlitzer, Michael ^a   Folkmann, Sandra ^a   Meinhart, Johann ^a   Poslussny, Peter ^a   Thalmann, Markus ^a   Weiss, Gabriel ^a   Bijak, Manfred ^b   Grabenwoeger, Martin ^a  

^a Hietzing Hospital   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infection; Mediastinitis; Sternum instability; Thorax vest

Indexed keywords

BONE WAX; CEFAZOLIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CERCLAGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM INSTABILITY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX SUPPORT VEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 67650022087     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.01.038     Document Type: Article

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