Minimal Skin Incision with Full Sternotomy for Congenital Heart Surgery.
- Author:
Choong Gyu PARK
1
;
Pyo Won PARK
;
Tae Gook JUN
;
Kye Hyeon PARK
;
Hurn CHAE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Minimal skin incision;
Congenital heart disease;
Full sternotomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Catheterization;
Child;
Cicatrix;
Heart Arrest, Induced;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Diseases;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial;
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular;
Heart*;
Hematoma;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Manubrium;
Necrosis;
Skin*;
Sternotomy*;
Thoracic Surgery*;
Thorax;
Wound Infection
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1999;32(4):368-372
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Although there have been few reports about minimal skin incision for the repair of congenital heart lesions, minimizing an unsightly scar is a particularly important factor in growing children. We have adopted a technique that permits standard full sternotomy, conventional open chest cardiopulmonary bypass, aortic cross-clamping, left atrial vent, and antegrade cardioplegia with minimal surgical scar. MATERIAL AND METHOD: With minimal skin incision and full sternotomy, 40 patients with congenital heart disease underwent open heart surgery from April 1997 through September 1997. Defects repaired included 30 ventricular septal defects, 4 atrial septal defects, and 1 sinus Valsalva aneurysm in 35 children(M:F=17: 18), and 3 Atrial septal defects, 1 ventricular septal defect, and 1 partial atrioventricular septal defect in 5 adults(M:F=1:4). Midline skin incision was performed from the second intercostal space to 1 or 2 cm above the xiphoid process. For full sternotomy, we used the ordinary sternal saw in sternal body, and a special saw in manubrium under the skin flap. During sternal retraction, surgical field was obtained by using two retractors in a crossed direction. RESULT: The proportion of the skin incision length to the sternal length was 63.1+/-3.9%(5.2~11cm, mean 7.3cm) in children, and 55.0+/-3.5%(10~13.5cm, mean 12cm) in adults. In every case, the aortic and venous cannulations could be done through the sternal incision without additional femoral cannulation. There was no hospital death, wound infection, skin necrosis, hematoma formation, or bleeding complication. CONCLUSION: We conclude that minimal skin incision with full sternotomy can be a safe and effective alternative method for the repair of congenital heart diseases in children and adults.
