00550 Anesthesia for sternal debridement
Also known as: sternal debridement anesthesia, sternal wound anesthesia
Anesthesia for sternal debridement. Covers general anesthesia for surgical debridement of the sternum, typically following median sternotomy wound infection or dehiscence after cardiac surgery.
Clinical Context
Used when providing anesthesia for debridement of the sternum, most commonly for deep sternal wound infection (mediastinitis) following cardiac surgery via median sternotomy. May require repeated procedures and eventual sternal reconstruction with muscle flap closure.
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