Effective method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during redo sternotomy.
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.
Mazzola
Alessandro
A
Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy. sandromaz@tin.it
Gregorini
Renato
R
Villani
Carmine
C
Giancola
Raffaele
R
Di Eusanio
Mauro
M
Minuti
Ugo Libero
UL
Ciocca
Marco
M
Colantonio
Laura Brigitta
LB
Pavicevic
Srdan
S
D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*