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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Safety of neonatal sternal wound reconstruction after open heart surgery.

Venus Barlas, Barkat Ali, Anil Shetty

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Venus BarlasSchool of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Barkat AliDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA bali@salud.unm.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-6151
Anil ShettyDepartment of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
University of New Mexico · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An open sternal wound is a dreaded complication after open heart surgery for neonatal congenital cardiac anomalies. Vascularised muscle flap reconstruction of sternal wound defects, to prevent life-threatening mediastinal infections, is the standard of care in adults and children. However, there is paucity of published literature regarding the safety of this technique in neonates. We describe a successful operative technique for complex reconstruction of an open heart sternal defect on a neonatal male patient. On 6 months postoperative follow-up, we identified an issue with sternal instability. Patient underwent a subsequent operation for reinforcement of the sternal wound repair with Vicryl mesh. The authors report safety of using three separate vascularised muscle flaps in a single neonatal operation. Long-term follow-up of the sternal wound reconstruction is warranted to determine need for secondary procedures.

Indexed as

Cardiac Surgical ProceduresExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationHumansInfant, NewbornMaleNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyPectoralis MusclesPlastic Surgery ProceduresReoperationScimitar SyndromeSternotomySternumSurgical FlapsSurgical WoundSurgical Wound Infectioncardiothoracic surgerypaediatric surgeryplastic and reconstructive surgery

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PMID33370984
PMCPMC7757464
OpenAlexW3113805400

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