Stacking sternotomies: Does surgical history predict post-transplant risk?
Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased blood product utilization, risk of vasoplegia, and post-transplant mortality. However, more than 1 prior sternotomy did not confer a statistically detectable additional risk.
Authors
- Christian Eidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-2896)
- Walter Navid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-0812)
- Esha Chawla
- Eric Quintana
- Zayn Kayali
- John Trahanas
- Swaroop Bommareddi
- Chen Chia Wang
- Mark Petrovic
- Awab Ahmad
- Aaron M. Williams
- Tarek Absi
- Ashish S. Shah
- Matthew Bacchetta
- Brian Lima
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JHLT Open
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100523
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Heart Association
- Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences