ReviewInternational wound journal2012
An update review on risk factors and scales for prediction of deep sternal wound infections.
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- Triclosan-coated sutures and sternal wound infections: a prospective randomized clinical trial.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2015Trial
- Predictive modeling for identifying infection risk following spinal surgery: Optimizing patient management.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
- Performance of a novel risk model for deep sternal wound infection after coronary artery bypass grafting.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A nomogram prediction model for sternal incision problems.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Sternotomy Wound Closure: Equivalent Results with Less Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- Deep sternal wound infection - latissimus dorsi flap is a reliable option for reconstruction of the thoracic wall.BMC surgery · 2019Article
- Computed tomography improves the differentiation of infectious mediastinitis from normal postoperative changes after sternotomy in cardiac surgery.European radiology · 2019Observational
- Polydopamine-Based Surface Modification of ZnO Nanoparticles on Sericin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Film for Antibacterial Application.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- The 'Two Bridges Technique' for sternal wound closure. The use of vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of deep sternal wound defects: a centre-specific technique.International wound journal · 2018Article
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- Preliminary result with incisional negative pressure wound therapy and pectoralis major muscle flap for median sternotomy wound infection in a high-risk patient population.International wound journal · 2017Article
- The Impact of Deep Sternal Wound Infection on Mortality and Resource Utilization: A Population-based Study.World journal of surgery · 2016Article
- Use of Closed Incision Management with Negative Pressure Therapy for Complex Cardiac Patients.Cureus · 2016Article
- Determining risk factors for surgical wound dehiscence: a literature review.International wound journal · 2015Review
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Abstract
Surgical site infections are the most common nosocomial infections in surgical patients. The preventable and the unmodifiable risk factors for deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) have been amply assessed in the literature. The aim of this review was to describe the results of the numerous published studies to describe all the DSWI risk factors and the scales devised to predict SWI, with a view to providing an update on this issue. A comprehensive search of the Medline and Embase databases was performed (considering studies from January 1995 to April 2011); and a manual search was also conducted using references cited in original publications and relevant review articles. There are several risk factors associated with DSWI, which could be classified in four categories as demographic (e.g. sex and age), behavioural (e.g. smoking and obesity), baseline clinical conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension and COPD) and surgical operative risk factors (e.g. duration of operation and emergency operation). Six scales for predicting the risk of DSWI are described in the literature: they vary not only in accuracy but also in ease of application and they are applied at different times (some only preoperatively and others also postoperatively). This study provides a broad update on our knowledge of the risk factors for DSWI and the scales for prediction with a view to improving the management of infections at cardiosurgery units.
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