Impact of time to chest closure on early and late survival in adults with delayed sternal closure.
Juan A CrestanelloKevin GreasonMohamed ElsisyBrian LahrGabor BagameriRichard DalyJohn StulakJoseph DearaniHartzell V SchaffPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2023)
While longer time to chest closure was associated with increased rates of operative complications and operative mortality, it did not reveal a statistically significant association with long-term survival.