title: Treatment of cardiac compression after cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: A diversity of techniques for delayed closure of the sternum have been advocated for management of hypotension due to cardiac compression after cardiopulmonary bypass. A simple technique utilizing materials readily available in any operating room has been described. It provides for expansion of the cardiac space and sterile coverage of the mediastinum when the skin cannot be approximated.
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000628:therapy; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery