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

Volume: 14, Issue: 1
Published: Jan 28, 2019
Abstract
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 primary sternal closure in morbidly obese cardiac surgical patients. We retrospectively reviewed data from cardiac surgical patients who underwent single primary xiphoid...
Paper Details
Title
Feasibility of primary sternal plating for morbidly obese patients after cardiac surgery
Published Date
Jan 28, 2019
Volume
14
Issue
1
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