Does Elective Sternal Plating Combined with Steel Wire Reduce Sternal Complication Rates in Patients with Obesity?

ABSTRACT Introduction: In this study, sternal complication rates of sternal closures with steel wire or steel wire combined with titanium plate in patients with obesity that underwent cardiac surgery were investigated. Methods: The data of 316 patients that underwent cardiac surgery between May 20...

Descripció completa

Dades bibliogràfiques
Autors principals: Ersin Çelik, Ahmet Rıfkı Çora
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2022-12-01
Col·lecció:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Matèries:
Accés en línia:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382023000300367&lng=en&tlng=en