Does harvesting of an internal thoracic artery with an ultrasonic scalpel have an effect on sternal perfusion?

Pektok, Erman; Cikirikcioglu, Mustafa; Engin, Cagatay; Daglioz, GÖZDE; Ozcan, Zehra; Posacioglu, Hakan

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.079

Does harvesting of an internal thoracic artery with an ultrasonic scalpel have an effect on sternal perfusion?

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Pektok E., Cikirikcioglu M., Engin C., Daglioz G., Ozcan Z., Posacioglu H.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.134, sa.2, ss.442-447, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 134 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.079
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.442-447
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Despite many animal and clinical studies to date, there is still debate on the effect of internal thoracic artery harvesting on postoperative sternal perfusion and thus healing. We performed a prospective clinical study to assess the postoperative sternal perfusion in patients who underwent surgical coronary revascularization by means of unilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting and to evaluate the effect of 2 harvesting methods, namely electrocautery and use of an ultrasonic scalpel.