[Staged sternal closure for the case of postoperative severe cardiac failure: a convenient method in the intensive care unit].
A convenient method of staged sternal closure in the intensive care unit for a patient with severe cardiac failure was reported. According to the patient's cardiac function, optimal intersternal space can be adjusted. When using this method on a infant, the adjustment has shown to be very easy and take only a short time. However we have no experience on adults with stronger sternum.
Ogawa
K
K
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross, Nagoya First Hospital.
Yuasa
T
T
Yano
Y
Y
Hayase
S
S
Kidokoro
H
H
Hattori
T
T
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000601:surgery*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*