Sternal wound closure in the current era: the need of a tailored approach

ConclusionThe choice among the sternal closure techniques should be mainly inspired and tailored on the patient ’s characteristics, and correct judgement and experience play a pivotal role. A decisional algorithm has been proposed as an attempt to overcome the absence of specific guidelines and to guide the operative approach. This operative approach might be used also in non-cardiac procedure in which medi an sternotomy is required, such as in case of thoracic surgery.
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research