Are chest compressions safe for the patient reconstructed with sternal plates? Evaluating the safety of cardiopulmonary resuscitation using a human cadaveric model

BACKGROUND: Plate and screw fixation is a recent addition to the sternal wound treatment armamentarium. Patients undergoing cardiac and major vascular surgery have a higher risk of postoperative arrest than other elective patients. Those who undergo sternotomy for either cardiac or major vascular pr...

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Autores principales: McKay, Douglas R, Fawzy, Hosam F, McKay, Kathryn M, Nitsch, Romy, Mahoney, James L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20718981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-64

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20718981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-64

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