Skeletonized internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Background and Objectives: Mediastinitis is a serious complication of median sternotomy and is associated to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to identify which option of harvesting internal thoracic artery (ITA), pedicled or skeletonized, is associated with lower rates o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular/Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Hauptverfasser: Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Cecília Andrade Santos, Omar Jacobina Figueiredo, Renato Oliveira Albuquerque Lima, Paulo Ernando Ferraz, Alexandre Magno Macário Nunes Soares, Pablo César Lustosa Barros Bezerra, Wendell Nunes Martins, Ricardo de Carvalho Lima
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011
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Medicina
aged
mediastinitis
Myocardial revascularization
Online Zugang:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=398941883018
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