• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.977-982
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• 1995

Early repair of complex congenital heart malformation may lead to life-threatening respiratory and hemodynamic embarrassment on sternal closure. We performed delayed sternal closure in nine neonates to avoid a fatal outcome in these situations. Primary elective open sternum was used in 8 [66.7% and primary sternal closure in 4 [33.3% of the 12 patients studied. one patient with primary sternal closure underwent delayed sternal reopening in the intensive care unit. Of the 9 patients with open sternum, 2 patients died of low cardiac output and acute renal failure respectively before delayed sternal closure. 7 patients could undergo delayed sternal closures 3 days after initial operation. The mean age at open cardiac procedure was 14.3 days [range 3 to 30 and mean preoperative weight was 3.4kg [range 2.8 to 4.1 . The aortic cross-clamping time was longer in the group with open sternum than the group with closed sternum [p=0.042 . There was no morbidity and mortality related to delayed sternal closure. Given the low morbidity and potential benifits, this technique should be used in neonates after open heart procedures when postoperative mediastinal compression produces frank low cardiac output or respiratoy compromise during a trial of sternal closure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.308-310
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• 1982

During the closure of the sternum, following the mitral valve replacement for mitral stenoinsufficiency, hemodynamic instability with cardiac tamponade was developed. After transfusion of massive diuretics and albumin for a few times, reclosure of the sternum was attempted with development of hemodynamic instability. And so we decided delayed sternal closure. After 72 hours of mitral valve replacement, delayed sternal closure was done with success, and so we report this case with literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1377-1380
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• 1996

심장수술후 심근의 부종, 심근이완, 심한 술후 출혈 등이 동반된 환자에서는 흉골봉합에 의해 심한 혈역학적 장애가 발생된다. 심한 심부종으로 흉골 봉합시 흉골 일부분에 의한 심압박에도 혈혁학적 장애를 일으키는 경우도 있다. 본 교실에서는 54세의 비만 여성에서 관상동맥 우회술후 Synthes DCP wide plate를 이용한지 연성 흉골 봉합을 경험하였으며, 이러한 지연성 흉골봉합이 심부종이 심한 환자에서는 상당히 효과적이고 간단한 방법임을 확인하였다. 관상동맥 우회술후 16시간만에 성공적으로 지연성 흉골봉합을 경칩하여 좋은 성적을 얻었기에 보고 하고자 한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2023

Background: Delayed sternal closure (DSC) is a useful option for patients with intractable bleeding and hemodynamic instability due to prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass and a preoperative bleeding tendency. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has been widely used for sternal wound problems, but only rarely for DSC, and its efficacy for mediastinal drainage immediately after cardiac surgery has not been well established. Therefore, we evaluated the usefulness of DSC using VAC in adult cardiac surgery. Methods: We analyzed 33 patients who underwent DSC using VAC from January 2017 to July 2022. After packing sterile gauze around the heart surface and great vessels, VAC was applied directly without sternal self-retaining retractors and mediastinal drain tubes. Results: Twenty-one patients (63.6%) underwent emergency surgery for conditions including type A acute aortic dissection (n=13), and 8 patients (24.2%) received postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support. Intractable bleeding (n=25) was the most common reason for an open sternum. The median duration of open sternum was 2 days (interquartile range [25th-75th pertentiles], 2-3.25 days) and 9 patients underwent VAC application more than once. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 27.3%. Superficial wound problems occurred in 10 patients (30.3%), and there were no deep sternal wound infections. Conclusion: For patients with an open sternum, VAC alone, which is effective for mediastinal drainage and cardiac decompression, had an acceptable superficial wound infection rate and no deep sternal wound infections. In adult cardiac surgery, DSC using VAC may be useful in patients with intractable bleeding or unstable hemodynamics with myocardial edema.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1167-1174
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• 1997

저자들은 1991년부터 1996년까지 5년간 지연 흉골 폐쇄를 시행한 20명의 환자를 분석하고 추적 조사 하였다. 남녀비는 11:9였고 평균연령은 6.4개월(범위 7일-5년)이었다. 적응증으로는 개심술후 심근부종에 기인한장치한 불안정한 혈역학적 상태로 인한 것이 15례로 가장 많았고, 심폐기 이탈 불가로 심실 보조 장치를 경우에서가 3례, 폐동맥 밴딩술 후 저산소증으로 인한 것이 2례 등이었다. 흉골 봉합은 술후 평균 102시간(범위 4-213시간)에 이루어졌으며 시행 후 중심 정맥압의 유의한 상승이 관찰되었다. 종격 동염, 환부 감염 등은 없었으며 2례에서 패혈증이 관찰되었다. 5명이 사망하였고 생존환자 15명중 2명 이 술후 추적관찰 기간 중 사망하였다. 누적 생존률은 1년과 2년에서 각각 65.0%였다. 지연 흉골 봉합 은 혈역학적으로 불안정한 심장을 감압하는 좋은 방법이며 성공적인 결과를 얻기 위해서는 적응증에 대한 신중한 고려가 선행되어야 한다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.517-522
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• 2002

목적: 선천성 심장질환에서 수술 직후 심장부종이나 혈역학적 불안정 상태시 흉골을 열어놓고 나중에 봉합을 하는 지연 흉골 봉합이 도움이 될 수 있다. 이러한 경우에 있어서 사망률과 종격동 감염률 그리고 그 위험 인자를 알고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 1월부터 2001년 5월까지 연세대학교 의과대학 심장혈관병원에서 선천성 심장수술 후 지연 흉골 봉합을 시행한 40명의 환자를 대상으로 이들에 있어서 사망률과 종격동 감염률를 조사하고 이에 영향을 미치는 인자로 수술시간, 인공심폐기 사용시간(bypass time), 대동맥 결찰시간(ACC time), 수술 후 흉골을 열어놓고 있었던 시간, 인공호흡기를 하고 있었던 기간을 조사하였다. 종격동 감염은 종격동에서 균이 동정된 경우로 정의 하였다. 결과: 흉골을 열고 나온 이유로는 혈역학적 불안정이 36명으로 가장 많았고 출혈과 흉골 봉합시 도관(conduit)이 눌려 열고 나온 경우가 각각 2명이었다. 이들의 수술시 나이는 $14.4{\pm}33.4$개월(2일-12년 2개월)이었고 출혈과 흉골 봉합시 도관이 눌려 흉골을 열고 나왔던 4명 모두 나머지에 비해 나이가 많았다. 봉합까지의 평균 기간은 $4.5{\pm}3.4$일(1~20일)이었다. 사망률은 25%(10/40)였으며 종격동 감염률은 수술후 10일 이전에 감염이 원인이 아닌 사망을 보인 3명의 환자를 제외한 나머지 환자를 대상으로 하였을 때 24.3%(9/37)를 나타내었다. 이러한 사망률과 종격동 감염율에 미치는 위험 인자로 수술 시간, 인공심폐기 사용기간, 대동맥 결찰시간, 수술후 흉골을 열고 있었던 기간, 인공호흡기를 하고 있었던 기간을 설정 후 이에 대한 단변량 분석결과 대동맥 결찰 시간만이 사망률에 대해 의미를 가졌으나 다변량 분석결과에서는 통계학적 의미를 갖지 못했다. 결론: 선천성 심장병 수술후 지연 흉골 봉합을 하는 경우 상대적으로 높은 사망률과 종격동 감염률을 보였으나 수술후 혈역학적 불안정상태 및 출혈, 도관이 눌러는 경우 등에 있어서 수술당시 흉골 봉합을 시도했다면 더 높은 사망률이 예상된다. 이러한 경우에 있어 지연 흉골 봉합을 통하여 더 높은 생존율을 기대할 수 있다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2014

An 8-year-old girl diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and Russell-Silver syndrome was admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit due to low cardiac output and multiple-organ dysfunction. The patient was placed on the heart transplant waiting list and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was performed as a bridge to transplantation. After 17 days, heart transplantation was performed. The donor was a 46-year-old female (weight, 50 kg; height, 150 cm). The donor:recipient weight ratio was 3.37:1. Because the dimension and volume of the recipient's thoracic cage were insufficient, the sternum could not be closed. Nine days after transplantation, the patient underwent delayed sternal closure. To obtain adequate space, we left the sternum 4.5 cm apart from each margin using four transverse titanium plates. A transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap was chosen to cover the wound. Due to the shortage of donors, a size-mismatched pediatric heart transplantation is sometimes unavoidable. Closure of the opened sternum of a transplant recipient can be challenging. Sternal reconstruction after an extremely oversized heart transplantation with transverse titanium plate fixation and a musculocutaneous flap can effectively achieve sternal closure and stability.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.336-343
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• 2019

Background Sternal rigid plate fixation (RPF) has been adopted in recent years in high-risk cases to reduce complications associated with steel wire cerclage, the traditional approach to sternal closure. While sternal RPF has been associated with lower complication rates than wire cerclage, it has its own complication profile that requires evaluation, necessitating a critical examination from a national perspective. This study will report the outcomes and associated risk factors of sternal RPF using a national database. Methods Patients undergoing sternal RPF from 2005 to 2016 in the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program were identified. Demographics, perioperative information, and complication rates were reviewed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for postoperative complications. Results There were 381 patient cases of RPF identified. The most common complications included bleeding (28.9%), mechanical ventilation >48 hours (16.5%), and reoperation/readmission (15.2%). Top risk factors for complications included dyspnea (odds ratio [OR], 2.672; P<0.001), nonelective procedure (OR, 2.164; P=0.010), congestive heart failure (OR, 2.152; P=0.048), open wound (OR, 1.977; P=0.024), and operating time (OR, 1.005; P<0.001). Conclusions Sternal RPF is associated with increased rates of three primary complications: blood loss requiring transfusion, ventilation >48 hours, and reoperation/readmission, each of which affected over 15% of the study population. Smokers remain at an increased risk for surgical site infection and sternal dehiscence despite RPF's purported benefit to minimize these outcomes. Complications of primary versus delayed sternal RPF are roughly equivalent, but individual patients may perform better with one versus the other based on identified risk factors.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.775-780
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• 2001

저자들은 벽속좌관상동맥 기형과 대동맥궁 단절을 함께 동반한 Taussig-Bing심기형을 가진 생후 39일된 환아의 해부학적 완전교정을 시행하였다. 자가심낭이나 기타 다른 보형물(Prosthesis)을 사용하지 않고 대동맥궁과 신생대동맥의 재건이 가능하였으며, 관상동맥전이 시에는, 대동맥 교련부를 부분적으로 대동맥벽으로부터 박리해 낸 후 벽속좌관상동맥을 우관상동맥으로부터 분리하여 주폐동맥의 원위부 즉 신생대동맥으로 전이하는 방법을 택하였다 술후 3일째 지연흉골봉합을 시행하였으며 폐렴으로 인해 술후 1달여간 입원가료 후 퇴원하였다 환아는 현재 5개월이며 계속적인 경구투약은 없으며 특별한 이학적 소견이나 증상은보이지 않고 있다. 벽속좌관상동맥 기형과 대동맥궁 단절을 함께 동반한 Taussig-Bing심기형의 해부학적 완전교정을 성공적으로 시행하였기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.729-733
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• 2000

Background: Recent trends suggest that minimally invasive cardiac surgery reduces postoperative morbidity and offers a cosmetic benefit. This study was performed to evaluate the CPB time, ACC time, OP time, ICU stay and postoperative hospital stay following a lower partial sternotomy and those of the median sternotomy. Material and Method: A group of 26 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery through lower partial sternotomy from August 1997 to July 1999(A group) were compared to 45 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery through median sternotomy from January 1996 to July 1997(B group). The mean ages(46.4$\pm$14.6 years, A group and 46.8$\pm$13.2 years, B group) were similar. Operations were performed with central cannula and antegrade/retrograde blood cardioplegia. Result: There was no death in each group. No differences were found in CPB time, ACC time, OP time, ICU stay and postoperative hospital stay. Postoperative complications were sternal splitting in a patient in group A and a patient with bleeding that required reoperation and a patient with delayed wound closure in group B. Conclusion: The lower partial sternotomy offered a cosmetic benefit, but does not significantly reduced the length of operative time and hospital stay. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery will be applied increasing because of the suggested advantage and choosing a proper operative technique will be helpful.