A Dedicated Stitch to Allow Early Safe Mobilization Avoiding Drain-Induced Heart Injury

Placement of a mediastinal drain is a routine procedure following heart surgery. Postoperative bed rest is often imposed due to the fear of potential risk of drain displacement and cardiac injury. We developed an encapsulating stitch as a feasible, effective and low-cost technique, which does not re...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Walter J., Rocco, Isadora S., Bublitz, Caroline, Begot, Isis, Viceconte, Marcela, Pimentel, Walace de Souza, Hossne Jr., Nelson, Carvalho, Alexandre R., Chamlian, Eduardo Gregório, Moreira, Rita Simone L., Arena, Ross, Guizilini, Solange
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6713379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31454204
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0289
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Sumario:Placement of a mediastinal drain is a routine procedure following heart surgery. Postoperative bed rest is often imposed due to the fear of potential risk of drain displacement and cardiac injury. We developed an encapsulating stitch as a feasible, effective and low-cost technique, which does not require advanced surgical skills for placement. This simple, novel approach compartmentalizes the drain allowing for safe early mobilization following cardiac surgery.

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