Comparison of figure-of-eight and simple wire sternal closure techniques in patients with non-microbial sternal dehiscence

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 411-416

  Tekümit, Hayrettin ^a   Cenal, Ali Riza ^a   Tataroǧlu, Cenk ^a   Uzun, Kemal ^a   Akinci, Esat ^a  

^a Avrupa Safak Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass surgery; Figure of eight; Non microbial dehiscence; Simple wire technique; Sternal closure; Sternal dehiscence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; STROKE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 70849118535     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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