Publications by authors named "Albert Hm van Straten"
Long-term Outcome of Reexploration for Bleeding After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Jasmijn F Stroo Gijs J van Steenbergen Albert Hm van Straten Saskia Houterman Mohamed A Soliman-Hamad
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
September 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how reexploration for bleeding and blood product use after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) affects long-term mortality in patients.
- Conducted as a retrospective cohort study at a single center, it included patients who underwent CABG from January 1998 to December 2019, tracking all-cause mortality over a median follow-up period of 9.7 years.
- Results indicated that while reexploration for bleeding didn't significantly impact long-term mortality, the transfusion of packed red blood cells was significantly associated with higher long-term mortality rates.
Does removal of steel wires relieve post-sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery?
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
August 2013
Background: Post-sternotomy pain in the absence of cardiac ischemia and sternal instability is most commonly due to the sternal wire sutures or a protruding wire. We performed a retrospective study to investigate the effect of removal of the steel wires for relief of post-sternotomy pain.
Methods: All 206 patients who underwent sternal wire removal in our institution from January 2003 through August 2011 were included in this study.