A modified “reversed-J-shaped” sternal skin incision in a patient who underwent coronary artery bypass operation concomitant with tracheostomy

Şenol Gülmen,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.028

Şenol Gülmen¹, İlker Kiriş¹, Berit Gökçe Ceylan², Murat Yarıktaş³, Hüseyin Okutan¹

¹Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Isparta
²Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anestezi ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Isparta
³Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Isparta

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.028

Tracheostomy concomitant with median sternotomy is known to increase the risk of sternal and mediastinal infections. In this article, we report a 59-year-old male patient who underwent tracheostomy concomitant with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using a modified “reverse J-shaped” median sternal skin incision and full sternotomy to decrease the risk of sternal infection.

Keywords : Coronary artery bypass grafting; sternal skin incision; sternal wound infection; tracheostomy

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