Cardiac surgery dilemmas: evaluating outcomes of sternotomy versus thoracotomy
This study suggests that while sternotomy may lead to higher reoperation rates, the two surgical approaches yield comparable mortality outcomes. Further prospective studies are needed to fully understand the long-term implications of these findings.
Authors
- Emrah Uğuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-7644)
- Muhammet Fethi Sağlam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-0001)
- Hüseyin Ünsal Erçelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-2525)
- Kemal Eşref Erdoğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-7256)
- Murat Yücel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-0690)
- Mete Hıdıroğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7235-9432)
- Erol Şener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8295-7249)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Ministry of Health (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.5992
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00