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Delayed sternal closure: a life-saving measure in neonatal open heart surgery; could it be predictable?
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
May 2002
La Timone University Center, Marseille Children's Hospital, La Timone, 13005 Marseille, France.
Objectives: The tight syndrome after open-heart procedures in neonates renders delayed sternal closure (DSC) a life-saving measure. The goal of this study is to analyze the risk factors that may predict the need for DSC.
Methods: Between January 1991 and December 2000, 312 consecutive open-heart procedures in neonates (180 males, 132 females) were studied retrospectively.