Sternotomy

03/01/1989 - "Extensive experience with infected sternotomy wounds treated by aggressive debridement and immediate, laterally based pectoralis muscle flaps has shown this to be a reliable and effective treatment for a major complication previously associated with high morbidity and mortality. "
08/01/2006 - "This technique avoids the trauma and postoperative morbidity of a median sternotomy or thoracotomy and proves effective in solving the technical, functional, financial, and aesthetic problems."
09/01/2015 - "A right lateral thoracotomy reduces operative traumas and is as safe and effective as a median sternotomy at VSD repair in infants under 5 kg in weight."
04/01/2011 - "OPCAB operation through the partial lower sternotomy is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of patients with acute dissection of a coronary artery after blunt chest trauma."
09/15/2005 - "The authors report the largest series of patients treated with this therapy for post-sternotomy sternal wounds and believe it is safe and effective as a first-line therapy in the management of sternal wounds. "

01/01/2008 - "Three out of 5 studies carried out in cardiac surgery patients showed a significant reduction in sternotomy site infections. "
12/01/2013 - "The aim of our study was to determine risk factors associated with patients' baseline characteristics and peri- and postoperative management for the development of surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiac surgery involving sternotomy. "
04/01/1998 - "Here we present the results of a prospective trial to determine the appropriate roles of closed-chest catheter irrigation and muscle flap closure for sternotomy infection and to assess the effect of internal mammary artery bypass grafting on the outcome of each treatment modality. "
12/01/1995 - "This study was performed to evaluate the long-term problems, including patient satisfaction and survival rate, in 88 patients with median sternotomy infections treated with muscle or omental flaps. "
08/01/1993 - "An outbreak of sternotomy infections due to Mycobacterium fortuitum in patients who had received cardiovascular surgery occurred in a cardiothoracic hospital in Hong Kong, and 21 such isolates from different patients had antimicrobial susceptibility studies against 14 drugs in vitro. "

10/01/2014 - "In conclusion, the haemodynamics of children were not significantly affected by the negative pressure of VAC, indicating that this therapy may be safe and effective for post-sternotomy mediastinitis, even in small children with complex cardiac anomalies."
03/01/2004 - "The interlocking sternotomy significantly reduced the incidence of sternal instability and helped to prevent sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis. "
11/01/2013 - "The question addressed was whether vacuum-assisted closure therapy (VAC) is superior to conventional therapy for treating post-sternotomy mediastinitis. "
06/01/2006 - "The combination of an antioxidant / anti-inflammatory agent, CAPE, added to standard antibiotic therapy might be effective in the treatment of post-sternotomy mediastinitis due to MRSA."
12/01/2015 - "Rigid sternal fixation in the management of pediatric postmedian sternotomy mediastinitis: A 20-year study."

01/01/1996 - "Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), which involves the bilateral wedge resection of 20% to 30% of the most diseased lung through a median sternotomy, is emerging as a promising treatment option for select patients with severe, debilitating emphysema. "
01/01/2007 - "Lung volume reduction surgery performed through bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopy (BVATS) was associated in the National Emphysema Treatment Trial with a statistically significant reduction in intensive care unit days, failure to wean, hospital stay, and cost, and earlier recovery compared with median sternotomy. "
10/01/1998 - "This study concludes that 1) LVRS seems to be beneficial for selected patients with end-stage emphysema; 2) postoperative morbidity and length of hospital stay are decreased in the VATS group; 3) long-term improvement in postoperative pulmonary function is not influenced by surgical approach; and 4) the overall charges and costs of the VATS approach is less than that of sternotomy."
04/01/1998 - "Lung volume reduction surgery either via sternotomy or by thoracoscopy has been demonstrated to be effective for selected emphysema patients in North America and Europe. "
04/01/1998 - "Bilateral lung volume reduction surgery via median sternotomy is a safe and effective procedure for selected severe emphysema patients. "

03/01/1998 - "The xiphoid process window, with no median sternotomy, permitted closure of the atrial septal defects with good results and could be used as a less invasive technique for their correction."
12/01/2011 - "Standard surgical closure of an atrial septal defect via sternotomy is safe and effective. "
08/01/2003 - "Standard surgical closure of an atrial septal defect via sternotomy is a safe and effective procedure with low morbidity and mortality. "
07/01/1996 - "The right thoracotomy incision appears to be a safe and effective alternative to median sternotomy for repair of atrial septal defects."
05/01/1993 - "The right thoracotomy incision is a safe and effective alternative to a median sternotomy for repair of atrial septal defects. "