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. 2023 Jan;39(1):100-102.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-022-01425-z. Epub 2022 Nov 5.

Effective open sternum technique after cardiac surgery-sternal spacer technique

Vivek Bagaria  1 , Pradeep Ramakrishnan Reddy  1 , Milind Padmakar Hote  1 , Shiv Kumar Choudhary  1
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Effective open sternum technique after cardiac surgery-sternal spacer technique

Vivek Bagaria et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jan.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Illustration demonstrating construction of sternal spacer a & d High-temperature cautery (Plus sign) used to divide the end of the barrel. b & e High-temperature cautery is used to make notches on either side of the barrel. c In patients with a thick sternum, the ends of the barrel are divided by removing 70% of the circumference to create a ledge. f Polypropylene sternal spacer (Astrix)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Intraoperative placement of sternal spacer. a Placement of two sternal spacers (Astreix) using 10-ml syringes increases the separation between the sternal edges and RV is no longer compressed. b Closure with a blood bag (Hash)
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