A modified "reversed-J-shaped" sternal skin incision in a patient who underwent coronary artery bypass operation concomitant with tracheostomy

GÜLMEN Ş. , Kiris I. , Ceylan B. G. , Yanktas M., Okutan H.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.19, no.2, pp.273-275, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.028
  • Title of Journal : TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Page Numbers: pp.273-275

Abstract

Tracheostomy concomitant with median sternotomy is known to increase the risk of sternal and mediastinal infections. In this article, we report a 59-year-old male patient who underwent tracheostomy concomitant with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery using a modified "reverse J-shaped" median sternal skin incision and full sternotomy to decrease the risk of sternal infection.