Disease, Condition, & Injury Fact Sheets | NYU Langone Medical Center
The surgeon cuts through the skin and breastbone, opens the chest, and connects your heart ... Anesthesia-related problems; Infection of breast bone; Death ...
http://www.med.nyu.edu/patientcare/library/article.html?Chun...
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Sternal Plating - University of Chicago Medical Center
Secures the Breastbone and Significantly Reduces the Likelihood of Post- Operative Infection. It's necessary to cut the sternum (breastbone) to perform an ...
http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/heart/services/surger...
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Aortic valve replacement - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Infection of the skin or breastbone incision; Bleeding; Arrhythmias or irregular heart beats. Particularly atrial fibrillation. ...
http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/YourHealth/MedicalProcedures/Ao...
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Research Activities, April 2006: Child/Adolescent Health ...
Up to 4 percent of children who undergo surgery that includes cutting the breastbone (sternotomy) develop mediastinitis (infection of the chest cavity). ...
http://www.ahrq.gov/RESEARCH/apr06/0406RA15.htm...
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TECAB: Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ...
No splitting of the breastbone. Keeping the breastbone intact speeds recovery and lessens the chance for post-surgical complications or infection. ...
http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/heart/services/corona...
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Patient Information Publications
marrow in the skull, sternum (breast bone), ... travel in the bloodstream to areas of infection ... signs of infection, contact your doctor immedi- ...
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/cbc97.pdf...
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Anterior Chest Wall Deformities
In appearance, the sternum (breast-bone) is sunken inward and may or may not .... or air) reaches the incision, it is a good place for infection to start. ...
http://www.chsomaha.org/body.cfm?id=295...
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Infection, Death Rates Higher in Women After Bypass Surgery - New ...
An increased incidence of infection may explain why women are more likely ... is openedby cuttingthe breastbone (sternum) in half and spreading it apart. ...
http://www.nyp.org/news/health/060301.html...
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OhioHealth - Costochondritis
31 Jan 2008 ... Illustration of rib cage showing the ribs, the breastbone and ... Infection. Infection can develop in the costosternal joint, causing pain. ...
http://www.ohiohealth.com/bodymayo.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=6&acti...
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Adult Health Advisor 2004.2: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This approach does not require cutting the breastbone and makes recovery much easier, ... Infection, particularly of the lungs, may be a problem. ...
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_corbysur_car.htm...
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