Complications of median sternotomy: computed tomographic evaluation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1983 Aug;141(2):225-30
Date
08/01/1983Pubmed ID
6603108DOI
10.2214/ajr.141.2.225Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020531604 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 61 CitationsAbstract
Complications of median sternotomy are infrequent (0.5%-5%) but have a very high mortality and morbidity. Conventional radiographic techniques are of limited value in assessing these complications. Twenty sternotomy patients without problems and 12 with clinical problems were studied with CT. In the control group, focal edema, focal hematomas, and minor sternal irregularities were universal. In the problem group, CT was able to distinguish the six patients without significant infection from the six with major infections. In the latter group, CT was of great value in determining whether the infection was limited to the presternal tissues, the anterior mediastinum, or both.
Author List
Goodman LR, Kay HR, Teplick SK, Mundth EDMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AbscessHumans
Mediastinal Diseases
Mediastinitis
Mediastinum
Pleural Effusion
Postoperative Complications
Prospective Studies
Sternum
Thoracic Diseases
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
