Sternal wound dehiscence from intense coughing in a cardiac surgery patient: could it be prevented?

Santarpino, G. and Pfeiffer, S. and Concistré, G. and Fischlein, T. (2013) Sternal wound dehiscence from intense coughing in a cardiac surgery patient: could it be prevented? Il giornale di chirurgia, 34 (4). pp. 112-113. ISSN 1971-145x

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Abstract

This case report is on a obese patient who underwent a coronary artery bypass. The immediate postoperative phase, on the 8th day, was characterized by sternal dehiscence with diastasis, from intense coughing. At present, for obese patients there are not any guidelines aimed to prevent the sternal diastasis. The use of a sternum support vest after median sternotomy could be a valuable tool in the postoperative care of our patients, in order to avoid chest wall hyperexpansion and to prevent sternal wound dehiscence and diastasis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Chest wall, Wound closure, Healing,Dehiscence, Outcomes
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2016 08:57
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2016 08:57
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8401

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