Pedicled or skeletonized bilateral internal mammary artery harvesting - a meta- analysis and trial sequential analysis.

Sashini IddawelaSophie L MellorSyeda Anum ZahraYuti KhareAmer Harky

Published in: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (2021)

Skeletonization reduces the risk of sternal wound infections by preserving vasculature as much as possible. This facilitates its use in patients at high risk of sternal wound infection.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
study protocol
wound healing
phase iii
randomized controlled trial