title: Effective method to control catastrophic hemorrhage during redo sternotomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, G. Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy. sandromaz@tin.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzola
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregorini
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giancola
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio
authors.forename: Ugo Libero
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Minuti
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciocca
authors.forename: Laura Brigitta
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.forename: Srdan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavicevic
mesh_terms: 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*