Rigid sternal fixation improves postoperative recovery

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 148-152

  Hirose, Hitoshi ^a   Yamane, Kentaro ^a   Youdelman, Benjamin A ^a   Bogar, Linda ^a   Diehl, James T ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemisternum; Intubation time; Preoperative; Retrospective; Sternal fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RIGID STERNAL FIXATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; STROKE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORAX SURGERY; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 80053493476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401105010148     Document Type: Review

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