title: Hyperinflation of lungs during redo-sternotomy, a safer technique.
abstract: Increasing numbers of patients are being referred for repeat cardiac procedures and redo-sternotomy is technically more arduous as well as time consuming. We describe our unique technique to overcome this challenging task by hyperinflating the lungs as a useful manoeuvre.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Road, London, UK. m.nawaz@nhs.net
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asghar Nawaz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patni
authors.forename: K M J
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lockwood
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Punjabi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D056346:Sternotomy