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853057

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Closed chest cardiac massage is simple and usually a safe procedure for cardiac resuscitation. However, it is not innocuous and is occasionally associated with serious and even fatal complications. A case is reported in which fracture of the upper part of the left half of the sternum occurred following midline sternotomy. The sternum was re-approximated in the usual manner by interrupted wire sutures, but the fracture was not specifically repaired, because it was thought to be adequatley stabilized by this closure. Postoperatively, the patient required closed chest cardiac massage which caused a fatal laceration of the outflow tract of the right ventricle due to penetration of the sharp edges of fractured fragments. We believe fracture of the sternum which occurs while retracting it with sternotomy retractor during open heart surgery should be deliberately repaired to avoid this serious complication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-9509
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Complications of external cardiac massage: report of a case of laceration of the right ventricular outflow tract.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports