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Thoracic compartment syndrome secondary to a thoracic procedure: a case report
Anne G Rizzo1, George A Sample
1Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, 4B-39, Washington, DC 20010, USA. anne.g.rizzo@medstar.net
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|September 13, 2003
Abstract:
Prolonged open sternotomy is a well-known phenomenon in the pediatric and adult cardiac surgery literature. It is usually an adjuvant in the treatment of a severely compromised heart. We present a case of thoracic compartment syndrome that developed postoperatively from a noncardiac thoracic procedure. Management, diagnosis, and literature review are presented.