ATS
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
Frank Isgro
Udo Weisse
Werner Saggau
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kiessling, A.-H.
Right arrow Articles by Boldt, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kiessling, A.-H.
Right arrow Articles by Boldt, J.

Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1537-1539
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

Advanced Sternal Closure to Prevent Dehiscence in Obese Patients

Arndt-H. Kiessling, MD a , * , Frank Isgro, MD a , Udo Weisse, MD a , Andreas Möltner, PhD a , Werner Saggau, MD a , Joachim Boldt, MD b

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
b Department of Anaesthesia and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Accepted for publication April 14, 2004.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Kiessling, Klinikum Ludwigshafen, Heart Institute Ludwigshafen, Bremserstrasse 73, D-67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany (Email: kiesslia{at}klilu.de).

Sternal dehiscence is a frequent complication after cardiac surgical procedures. The objective was to evaluate a novel method for advanced sternal closure compared with standard techniques for preventing sternal dehiscence. Our investigation comprised 100 patients with a body mass index above 32. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either advanced sternal closure with three stainless steel double wires or standard techniques with stainless steel single wires. The incidence of sternal refixation was 6 of 50 patients in the standard techniques group and 1 of 50 in the advanced sternal closure group during a follow-up period of 6 months.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ICVTSHome page
S. Franco, A. M. Herrera, M. Atehortua, L. Velez, J. Botero, J. S. Jaramillo, J. F. Velez, and H. Fernandez
Use of steel bands in sternotomy closure: implications in high-risk cardiac surgical population
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, February 1, 2009; 8(2): 200 - 205.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
C. Schimmer, W. Reents, S. Berneder, P. Eigel, O. Sezer, H. Scheld, K. Sahraoui, B. Gansera, O. Deppert, A. Rubio, et al.
Prevention of Sternal Dehiscence and Infection in High-Risk Patients: A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial
Ann. Thorac. Surg., December 1, 2008; 86(6): 1897 - 1904.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
F. Uygur, C. Sever, E. Ulkur, and B. Celikoz
Reconstruction of Large Post-Sternotomy Wound With Bilateral "V-Y Fasciocutaneous Advancement Flaps"
Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 2008; 86(3): 1012 - 1015.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg.Home page
C. Schimmer, S.-P. Sommer, M. Bensch, T. Bohrer, I. Aleksic, and R. Leyh
Sternal closure techniques and postoperative sternal wound complications in elderly patients.
Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., July 1, 2008; 34(1): 132 - 138.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
J. E. Losanoff, M. D. Basson, S. A. Gruber, H. Huff, and F.-h. Hsieh
Single Wire Versus Double Wire Loops for Median Sternotomy Closure: Experimental Biomechanical Study Using a Human Cadaveric Model
Ann. Thorac. Surg., October 1, 2007; 84(4): 1288 - 1293.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
J. E. Losanoff
Invited commentary.
Ann. Thorac. Surg., September 1, 2006; 82(3): 907 - 908.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.Home page
D. Karnak, S. S. Shah, M. S. Rozas, S. Murthy, A. C. Mehta, and D. P. Mason
Repair of sternal dehiscence after bilateral lung transplantation.
J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., August 1, 2006; 132(2): 425 - 426.
[Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 2005 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.