Deep Sternal Wound Infections After Cardiac Surgery: A New Australian Tertiary Centre Experience

• Published in: Heart, lung & circulation Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 1571 - 1578
• Main Authors: Ali, Umar, Bibo, Liam, Pierre, Madison, Bayfield, Nicholas, Raichel, Lior, Merry, Chris, Larbalestier, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
• Subjects: CABG; Cardiac surgery; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infection; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - etiology; Sternal wound infection; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Western Australia - epidemiology; Western Australia; Infection; Cardiac surgery; CABG; Sternal wound infection

Deep sternal wound infections (DSWI) after cardiac surgery impose a significant burden to patient outcomes and health care costs. The objective of this study is to identify risk factors, microbiological characteristics and protective factors for deep sternal wound infections following cardiac surger...