ReviewTexas Heart Institute journal2013
Preventing deep wound infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: a review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors associated with surgical site infections in patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of incisional negative pressure wound therapy on the wound healing process after midline sternotomy.International wound journal · 2021Trial
- Left lateral intercostal region versus subxiphoid position for pleural drain during elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: randomized clinical trial.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2019Trial
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- Acute mediastinitis, mediastinal granuloma, and fibrosing mediastinitis: a narrative review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- Clinical and Microbiology Predictors for Therapeutic Failure in Sternal Surgical Site Infections - A Retrospective Cohort Study.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Article
- Sex-Associated Differences in Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Deep Sternal Wound Infection after Open-Heart Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Surgical Site Infection in Cardiac Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The effect of first- and third-generation prophylactic antibiotics on hospitalization and medical expenditures for cardiac surgery.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Analysis of Risk Factors for Sternal Wound Infection After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes.Journal of cardiac failure · 2020Article
- Infra-Abdominal Muscles Activation Brings Benefits to the Pulmonary Function of Patients with Sternal Instability after Cardiac Surgery.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
- Impact of body mass index on acute outcome in percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2019Article
- History of Depression and Increased Risk of Sternal Wound Infection After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Novel and Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafting: Sternal Wound Infection in High-Risk Population. Should Sternal Infection Scare Us?Open journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2018Article
- Closed incision negative pressure therapy: international multidisciplinary consensus recommendations.International wound journal · 2017Review
- Outcomes following the implementation of a quality control campaign to decrease sternal wound infections after coronary artery by-pass grafting.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2015Article
- Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery: Evidences and controversies.World journal of critical care medicine · 2015Article
- Factors associated with methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci as causing organisms in deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery.New microbes and new infections · 2015Article
- Medanta insulin protocols in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 2014Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The consequences of deep wound infections before, during, and after coronary artery bypass grafting have prompted research to clarify risk factors and explore preventive measures to keep infection rates at an irreducible minimum. An analysis of 42 studies in which investigators used multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus and obesity are by far the chief preoperative risk factors. A 4-point preoperative scoring system based on a patient's body mass index and the presence or absence of diabetes is one practical way to determine the risk of mediastinitis, and other risk-estimate methods are being refined. Intraoperative risk factors include prolonged perfusion time, the use of one or more internal mammary arteries as grafts, blood transfusion, and mechanical circulatory assistance. The chief postoperative risk factor is reoperation, usually for bleeding. Unresolved issues include the optimal approach to Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and the choice of a prophylactic antibiotic regimen. We recommend that cardiac surgery programs supplement their audit processes and ongoing vigilance for infections with periodic, multidisciplinary reviews of best-practice standards for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative patient care.
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