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The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ; : 763-769, 2009.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-183048

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BACKGROUND: In the majority of cases, sternal instability and wound infection concomitantly present after a cardiac operation following conventional median sternotomy, and these complications have a major influence on the postoperative course. The aim of this study is to compare the results of the different sternal wiring techniques on sternal infection. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Between April 2004 and December 2008, 157 adult patients underwent cardiac operation through a median sternotomy. 86 patients who had undergone standard peristernal wiring were included in group A, whereas 71 patients who had undergone modified Robicsek sternal wiring were included in group B. The incidences of sternal wound complications in the two groups were assessed. RESULT: The mean age of the group B patients was older than that of the group A patients (61+/-10 years vs 57+/-13 years). The incidence of preoperative left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction <30%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, renal failure requiring dialysis and diabetes mellitus were significantly higher in Group B, whereas the other perioperative risk factors for infection were not significantly different between the two groups. Two patients in group A experienced superficial wound infection, whereas 4 patients in group B displayed superficial wound infection, but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.255). Yet poststernotomy deep sternal wound infection appeared in 6 patients of group A, whereas none of the patients in group B displayed this malady. CONCLUSION: The modified Robicsek sternal wiring technique showed greater sternal stability even for the patient with a high risk for infection, and the technique caused a lower incidence of deep sternal wound infection.


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Adulto , Humanos , Diabetes Mellitus , Diálise , Incidência , Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica , Insuficiência Renal , Fatores de Risco , Esternotomia , Esterno , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda , Infecção dos Ferimentos
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