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

Mit Chauhan, Asma Jamil, Richard Miller and Claudia Komer
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Claudia Komer: Saint Michaels Medical Center, USA

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 49, issue 1, 40338-40342

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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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007754

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