| Title | Effective method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during redo sternotomy. | | Author(s) | Mazzola A, Gregorini R, Villani C, Giancola R, Di Eusanio M, Minuti UL, Ciocca M, Colantonio LB, Pavicevic S | | Institution | Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy. sandromaz@tin.it | | Source | Ital Heart J 2005 Dec; 6(12):984-6. | | MeSH | Aged
Blood Loss, Surgical
Female
Hemostasis, Surgical
Humans
Male
Reoperation
Thoracotomy
| | Abstract | Redo sternotomy is a challenging surgical procedure performed with increasing frequency; catastrophic hemorrhage is a rare but highly lethal complication. We report our experience in treating this complication in 3 cases of 307 reoperations and propose a simple method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during sternal reentry. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16502715 |
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