Mediastinal drain entrapment detected on computed tomography in 2 obese patients after median sternotomy.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01107, USA. akalameddine@gmail.com
Abdallah K
AK
Alameddine
John A
JA
Rousou
Victor K
VK
Alimov
D000368:Aged; D015505:Chest Tubes; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D020878:Device Removal; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*