Skeletonized internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Artéria torácica interna esqueletizada está associada a menores taxas de mediastinite em idosos submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

Skeletonized internal thoracic artery is associated with lower rates of mediastinitis in elderly undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Artéria torácica interna esqueletizada está associada a menores taxas de mediastinite em idosos submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Revascularização miocárdica
Mediastinite
Idoso
Myocardial revascularization
Mediastinitis
Aged
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