ArticleKardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery2018
Sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery and their management: a single-centre study from the years 2016-2017.
Article in Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05276687 (Efficacy of Diluted Betadine vs Antibiotic Installation Before Surgical Wound Closure in Prevention of Post Cardiac Surgery Wound Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Diluted Betadine vs Antibiotic Installation Before Surgical Wound Closure in Prevention of Post Cardiac Surgery Wound Infection
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Computed Tomography Scanning for Sternal Wound Infections: A Systematic Review.The Ulster medical journal · 2024Pooled it
- Mediastinitis after cardiac surgery, from microbes to management: a systematic review.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- Incidence of bloodstream infection after open-heart surgery with delayed sternal closure among children with congenital heart disease: a single-center retrospective study.BMC research notes · 2025Observational
- Which Sternal Closure Technique is More Beneficial in Cardiac Surgery: Simple Wire, Figure-of-8, or Their Combination?Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Investigation of fungal nosocomial infections and antimicrobial drug resistance pattern after open-heart surgery; a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Impact of local delivery of allogeneic chondrocytes on the biological response and healing of the sternum bones after sternotomy.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Fungal and bacterial co-infection in the superficial and deep sternal wound after open cardiac surgery.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2023Article
- Intranasal Mupirocin to Reduce Surgical Site Infection Post Cardiac Surgery: A Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2023Review
- Efficacy and safety of pectoralis muscle flap combined rectus abdominis muscle sheath fasciocutaneous flap for reconstruction of sternal infection.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Open-heart Cardiac Surgery and Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy: a Single-center Study.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2022Observational
- Antimicrobial prophylaxis in adult cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.Journal of infection prevention · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionDespite improvements in surgical management, sternal wound infection (SWI) following cardiac surgery remains a significant complication.
aimTo evaluate pathogens involved in SWI following median sternotomy. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe enrolled 164 patients who experienced prolonged sternal wound healing following open-heart surgery. The inclusion criteria were as follows: prolonged sternal wound healing following cardiac surgery via median sternotomy and complete results of microbiological culture obtained from the sternal swab. The exclusion criteria were as follows: partial sternotomy, patients with mechanical sternum dehiscence and incomplete clinical data. Swabs provided information on the type of microorganism present in the wound and the susceptibility of the microorganism to specific antibiotics.
resultsOne hundred and fourteen (69.5%) patients aged 68 (interquartile range: 60-76) years developed SWI with positive culture. The in-hospital mortality rate was 21.0% in this group. The most common pathogens included
conclusionsMicroorganisms associated with SWI in our study were mainly commensals, with the most common pathogen being
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