Major bleeding in patients with mediastinitis: a heartbreaking series.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 63(1): 73-6, 2015 Feb.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24875809
ABSTRACT
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a life-threatening complication that develops in 5% of patients undergoing median sternotomy. One feared complication is major bleeding, associated with up to 50% mortality. We characterized a series of patients who experienced major bleeding following DSWI. We included eight patients with DSWI who experienced major bleeding at our institution from 1990 to 2012. The median age was 70.9 (range, 47-81) and the cohort consisted of seven male patients and one female patient. All eight patients required emergent surgical repair for the bleeding and all survived past 30 days postoperatively from the repair.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hemorragia
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Mediastinite
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos