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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Median Sternotomy"”.
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Biomechanical Comparison of Wire Circlage and Rigid Plate Fixation for Median Sternotomy Closure in Human Cadaver Specimens
… ultimate load, and post-yield behavior of three sternotomy closure methods (Peristernal wires or Sternalock titanium plates) when stressed in each of three directions: lateral distraction, rostro-caudal (longitudinal) shear distraction, and anterior-posterior (transverse) shear in a cadaveric …
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Post cardiac surgery sternal wound sepsis burden, risk factors and outcomes at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a five-year experience
… record review of cardiac surgeries via median sternotomy over a five-year period to identify cases of SWI. Results Between 2012-16, 1319 patients underwent median sternotomy. Thirty-four (2.6%) patients developed SWI; eighteen (1.4%) patients developed deep sternal wound infection …
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The prevention and diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infection
… with surgical site infection (SSI) following median sternotomy. This epidemiological investigation revealed that common strains of CoNS and 51 aureus where not associated with infection in patients with CR-BSI or sternal SSI during the study period. Furthermore, there was no correlation …
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Reduction of post-surgical pericardial adhesions using a pig model
… as a barrier in Group four. After performing a median sternotomy, an adhesion induction model was applied to maximize inflammation in the pericardium. This included abrasion of the heart surface, leaving blood in the pericardium and drying of tissues. The chest was then closed. In Group four, …