Repeat sternotomy for aortic valve replacement safe option for octogenarian patients Date: March 26, 2014 Source: American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Summary: Surgical aortic valve ...

Median sternotomy is a viable alternative to PLT that provides superior surgical exposure and results in fewer complications in long-segment tracheal resections.

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Seven patients (6.4%) died after repeat sternotomy and 19 patients (3.7%) died after primary sternotomy. There were no deaths in the seven patients who received either a third or fourth sternotomy.

NEW ORLEANS — Minimally invasive thoracoscopically guided right mini-thoracotomy for mitral valve repair was as effective and safe compared with sternotomy, with faster recovery and shorter ...

More information: Lauren E. Zobec et al, The Bra Project: Preventing Wounds in Women After Sternotomy, Critical Care Nurse (2025). DOI: 10.4037/ccn2025628 ...

Sternotomy typically requires about six days in the hospital, and six to eight weeks of recovery. For the minimally invasive procedure, the hospital stay is about three to four days, and full ...

A four-and-a-half-year-old boy with Atrial septal defect (ASD), a congenital heart disease referring to a hole in the wall bifurcating two upper chambers of the heart, was successfully cured ...