Does harvesting of an internal thoracic artery with an ultrasonic scalpel have an effect on sternal perfusion?
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Erman PEKTOK, Mustafa CIKIRIKCIOGLU, Çağatay ENGİN, Gozde DAGLIOZ, Zehra ÖZCAN, Hakan POSACIOĞLU
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2007, vol 134, pp 442-447
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.079
Summary
Objectives: Despite many animal and clinical studies to date, there is still debate on the effect of internal thoracic artery harvesting on postoperative sternal perfusion and thus healing. We performed a prospective clinical study to assess the postoperative sternal perfusion in patients who underwent surgical coronary revascularization by means of unilateral internal thoracic artery harvesting and to evaluate the effect of 2 harvesting methods, namely electrocautery and use of an ultrasonic scalpel.