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Video-assisted control of haemorrhage post coronary artery bypass surgery
J F McCarthy1, K Subbareddy, A E Wood
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Insights
Excessive bleeding after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) can be serious. A new thoracoscopic approach offers an alternative to resternotomy for specific patients with pleural collections, potentially reducing complications.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Procedures
Background:
- Post-coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) bleeding is a significant cause of patient morbidity and mortality.
- Standard treatment for post-CABG bleeding often requires resternotomy, which carries risks of infection and sternal wound complications.
Abstract:
Excessive bleeding post coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality. Approaching this bleeding with a resternotomy, while necessary in the vast majority of cases, is associated with an increased incidence of infections and sternal wound complications. A thoracoscopic approach in select patients with a pleural based collection is described.