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. 2010 Nov;19(11):673-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.07.009. Epub 2010 Aug 21.

Temporary sternotomy wound closure with blood bag

Sachin Talwar  1 , Dhananjay Malankar, Shiv Kumar Choudhary, Balram Airan
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Temporary sternotomy wound closure with blood bag

Sachin Talwar et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Many situations are encountered in cardiac surgery, especially paediatric cardiac surgery, which are associated with significant myocardial oedema. In such cases it is inadvisable or impossible to close the sternum primarily. Here we describe a simple and inexpensive technique of temporary sternotomy wound closure with a sterile blood bag.

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