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Sternotomy Summary

Description: Making an incision in the STERNUM.

Also Known As: Median Sternotomy; Median Sternotomies; Sternotomies; Sternotomies, Median; Sternotomy, Median

Networked: 2901 relevant articles (101 outcomes, 144 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Sternotomy is Relevant

  1. Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) : 13 outcomes 25 studies in 395 results
  2. Infection : 7 outcomes 16 studies in 206 results
  3. Mediastinitis : 7 outcomes 13 studies in 187 results
  4. Emphysema : 6 outcomes 6 studies in 22 results
  5. Atrial Heart Septal Defects (Atrial Septal Defect) : 6 outcomes 2 studies in 54 results
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Drugs Related to Sternotomy

  1. Silicones
  2. Cosmetics
  3. Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
  4. Cytokines
  5. Povidone-Iodine (Betadine)
  6. Ofloxacin (Levofloxacin)
  7. gabapentin (Neurontin)
  8. Bupivacaine (Bupivacaine Hydrochloride)
  9. N,N,N',N'- tetramethyl- N''- (4- nitrophenyl)phosphoric triamide
  10. Plastics
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Therapies Related to Sternotomy

  1. Thoracotomy
  2. Pneumonectomy (Lung Volume Reduction)
  3. Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Heart-Lung Bypass)
  4. Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
  5. Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery)
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