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Ventricular Perforation by Sternotomy Wire in a Dehisced Sternal Wound Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

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  • Mit Chauhan
  • Asma Jamil
  • Richard Miller
  • Claudia Komer

    (Saint Michaels Medical Center, USA)

Abstract

Ventricular rupture and sternal wound dehiscence are two serious complications in a patient who has undergone a coronary artery bypass (CABG). Currently, only one publication has outlined ventricular perforation caused by a sternotomy wire. The following report presents and discusses a patient who underwent a CABG and post-operatively, developed sternal wound dehiscence due to excessive coughing. Following the sternal wound dehiscence, the patient suddenly decompensated during a routine position change and was found to have ventricular perforation from a displaced sternal wire. The patient survived both complications. This case reflects life-threatening complications arising in both the post-extubation phase and routine positioning change in patients undergoing CABG.

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  • Mit Chauhan & Asma Jamil & Richard Miller & Claudia Komer, 2023. "Ventricular Perforation by Sternotomy Wire in a Dehisced Sternal Wound Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 49(1), pages 40338-40342, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:49:y:2023:i:1:p:40338-40342
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007754
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