A Prospective Multi-Institutional Cohort Study of Mediastinal Infections After Cardiac Operations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mediastinal infections are a potentially devastating complication of cardiac operations. This study analyzed the frequency, risk factors, and perioperative outcomes of mediastinal infections after cardiac operations.

Methods

In 2010, 5,158 patients enrolled in a prospective study evaluating infections after cardiac operations and their effect on readmissions and mortality for up to 65 days after the procedure. Clinical and demographic characteristics, operative variables, management practices, and outcomes were compared for patients with and without mediastinal infections, defined as deep sternal wound infection, myocarditis, pericarditis, or mediastinitis.

Results

There were 43 mediastinal infections in 41 patients (cumulative incidence, 0.79%; 95% confide

SUBMITTER: Perrault LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5877809 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature