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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6945
Using the reciprocating saw for resternotomy
Hesham Z Saleh, Jonathan Yates, Lawrence Moulton, D Mark Pullan, Brian M Fabri
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6945
Contrary to a prevailing practice advocating the use of an
oscillating saw for sternal re-entry, some surgeons prefer
using a reciprocating saw in cases of resternotomy. In this
article, we describe a simple technique for resternotomy
using a reciprocating saw. This technique has been used
in 158 consecutive patients representing the routine
resternotomy practice of two surgeons. Only one patient
had a significant bleeding requiring urgent institution
of cardiopulmonary bypass. No mortality related to
resternotomy was seen.
Keywords : Reciprocating saw; resternotomy; sternum/surgery
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