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Skeletonisation contributing to a reduction of sternal wound complications: a retrospective study in OPCAB patients.

Jef Van den EyndeAstrid HeerenDelphine SzecelBart MeurisSteven JacobsPeter VerbruggheWouter Oosterlinck
Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2019)
This study, using a more sensitive classification of SWC, shows in a large group of patients that, in combination with optimized wound management, the skeletonisation technique is associated with a clear reduction in the incidence and grade of SWC in diabetic patients receiving BIMA grafts. This encourages the extension of BIMA use in OPCAB to this risk population.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • type diabetes
  • risk factors
  • machine learning
  • patient reported outcomes
  • wound healing