Sternotomy and the beard.
The presence of a beard or lower facial hair can pose a problem during skin preparation, cervical venous line insertion and draping of a patient for a sternotomy. We demonstrate how this can be dealt within a simple and economic fashion.
Sanders
Lucas H A
LH
Department of Cardiathoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
ter Woorst
F Joost
FJ
van der Meer
Auke Dick
AD
Giebelen
Dorinda J
DJ
Weightman
William M
WM
D002680:Chin; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011481:Protective Clothing; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*