Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery

Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Morbidly obese patients (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 35 kg/m2) who undergo cardiac surgery involving median sternotomy have a higher-than-normal risk of sternal dehiscence. To explore a potential solution to this problem, we examined the utility of transverse sternal plating for prim...

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Main Authors: Joshua M. Liao, Patrick Chan, Lorraine Cornwell, Peter I. Tsai, Joseph H. Joo, Faisal G. Bakaeen, James D. Luketich, Danny Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Obesity
Sternal wound dehiscence
Sternal plating
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0841-y

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