• Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Feb 2009

    Comparative Study

    Use of steel bands in sternotomy closure: implications in high-risk cardiac surgical population.

    • Sergio Franco, Ana M Herrera, Mauricio Atehortúa, Luis Vélez, Juan Botero, Juan S Jaramillo, Juan F Vélez, and Hugo Fernández.
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Medellín Clinic, School of Medicine at CES University, Medellin, Colombia.
    • Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Feb 1; 8 (2): 200-5.

    AbstractA retrospective-prospective descriptive and comparative study of two sternal closure techniques in a population of 621 patients divided into: group A, steel band closure (n=300) and group B, conventional technique closure (n=321), was carried out between January 2005 and December 2007 in order to describe and compare the results of both techniques in high-risk patients for sternal dehiscence and mediastinitis. Differences between both groups and association with risk factors were obtained using non-parametric tests for statistical analysis. No complications or mortality related to the use of the steel sternal bands were found. A statistically significant difference was found in the frequency of sternal dehiscence between both groups (P=0.022) in favor of group A. Although the frequency of mediastinitis was higher in group B, a statistically significant difference could not be established in terms of this complication. Sternal dehiscence was found to be a risk factor for mediastinitis. This study demonstrates that the use of steel bands for median sternotomy closure is a safe, reliable and reproducible technique. The frequency of sternal dehiscence significantly decreases with this technique in high-risk patients.

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