Pediatric Poststernotomy Mediastinitis Abdullah A. Al-Sehly, MD, Joan L. Robinson, MD, Bonita E. Lee, MD, Geoff Taylor, MD, David B. Ross, MD, Murray Robertson, MD, Ivan M. Rebeyka, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 6, Pages 2314-2320 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.035 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The sternum is stented open using a short segment of chest tube fixed to the sternal edges. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 2314-2320DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.035) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The skin and subcutaneous layers are mobilized away from the pectoral fascia to allow tension-free skin closure over the stented sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 2314-2320DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.035) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions