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Sternotomy Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
(CABG) Risk Factors?
Badir Ibrahim
Cardiothoracic surgery Department, faculty of medicine, Tanta
University, Egypt.
Tanta Med. Sc. J 2007; 2(3):77-86
Article type: Original article
Background/Aim The development of a sternotomy
complication is multifactorial and numerous studies point to a
multitude of patient- and procedure-related variables as underlying
factors in this complication. Patients & Methods: Retrospective
study analysis of 132 patients operated upon coronary artery bypass
grafting. Results: Sternal wound complications occurred to 19
patients (14.4), statistical analysis of the results demonstrated
that prolonged mechanical ventilation, post operative blood loss and
transfusion, prolonged bypass time, and diabetes mellitus was
significant predictor risk factors for sternal wound complications
risk factors. Conclusion: Identification of both patients’ related
risk factors and procedures related risk factors for sternal wound
infection is very beneficial. Patients related factors should be
lessened as much as possible while procedures related factors should
be eliminated to abort any chance for sternal wound complication.
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