title: [Secondary closure of the sternum in open-heart surgery. 50 cases].
abstract: In intrathoracic cardiac and vascular surgery, immediate repair of median sternotomy sometimes results in rapid haemodynamic failure. We therefore chose delayed sternal closure in 50 patients with complex heart disease. Three cases of infection were recorded. This safe and easy procedure presents the advantage of being life-saving for more than one third of the patients.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Fermeture secondaire du sternum en chirurgie à coeur ouvert. Cinquante observations.