Sternum: A useful but forgotten site for bone marrow aspiration
Abstract
Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the usefulness of sternal puncture for bone marrow examination when posterior superior iliac spine was not approachable.
Design: Case series.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out from Sep 2008 till Feb 2009 at Haematology Department, Army Medical College /Military Hospital Rawalpindi.
Patients and Methods:Â Sternal puncture was performed on 12 patients where PSIS/ASIS were not accessible due to patients condition/ disease.
Results: The diagnosis was possible in all the patients and the reports were intimated within a few hours of carrying out the procedure. Indications for sternal puncture were non accessibility of PSIS/ASIS due to obesity, bed sores, anasarca, skin lesions and patients on ventilators. No complications were seen.
Conclusion:Â Sternum is as good as other sites of bone marrow examination especially in critically ill patients who cannot undergo conventional bone marrow aspiration.
Keywords: Bone marrow aspiration, posterior iliac crest, sternal puncture.
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