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Superficial and deep sternal wound complications: Incidence, risk factors and mortality
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk teknik, Medicinsk informatik. Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan.
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk teknik, Medicinsk informatik. Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan.
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicin och vård, Thoraxkirurgi. Östergötlands Läns Landsting, Hjärtcentrum, Thorax-kärlkliniken.
Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan. Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för medicinsk teknik, Medicinsk informatik.
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2001 (Engelska)Ingår i: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ISSN 1010-7940, E-ISSN 1873-734X, Vol. 20, nr 6, s. 1168-1175Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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Objectives: Sternal wound complications often have a late onset and are detected after patients are discharged from the hospital. In an effort to catch all sternal wound complications, different postdischarge surveillance methods have to be used. Together with this long-term follow-up an analysis of risk factors may help to identify patients at risk and can lead to more effective preventive and control measures.

Methods: This retrospective study of 3008 adult patients who underwent consecutive cardiac surgery from January 1996 through September 1999 at Link÷ping University Hospital, Sweden, evaluated 42 potential risk factors by univariate analysis followed by backward stepwise multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Results: Two-thirds of the 291 (9.7%) sternal wound complications that occurred were identified after discharge. Of the 291 patients, 47 (1.6%) had deep sternal infections, 50 (1.7%) had postoperative mediastinitis, and 194 (6.4%) had superficial sternal wound complications. Twenty-three variables were selected by univariate analysis (P<0.15) and included in a multivariate analysis where eight variables emerged as significant (P<0.05). Preoperative risk factors for deep sternal infections/mediastinitis were obesity, insulin-dependent diabetes, smoking, peripheral vascular disease, and high New York Heart Association score. An intraoperative risk factor was bilateral use of internal mammary arteries, and a postoperative risk factor was prolonged ventilator support. Risk factors for superficial sternal wound complications were obesity, and an age of

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Oxford Academic , 2001. Vol. 20, nr 6, s. 1168-1175
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-28806DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00991-5Lokalt ID: 13994OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-28806DiVA, id: diva2:249618
Tillgänglig från: 2009-10-09 Skapad: 2009-10-09 Senast uppdaterad: 2018-05-22Bibliografiskt granskad

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