Risk factors for sternal wound infections and application of the STS score in coronary artery bypass graft surgery Fatores de risco para infecção de ferida esternal e aplicação do escore da STS em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

Risk factors for sternal wound infections and application of the STS score in coronary artery bypass graft surgery Fatores de risco para infecção de ferida esternal e aplicação do escore da STS em pacientes submetidos à cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica

BACKGROUND: Sternal wound infection (SWI) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a major complication. Identifying patients at risk of SWI is essential for the application of preventive measures. OBJECTIVE: To identify the pre- and intra-operative risk factors, apply the STS risk score...

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Main Authors: Pedro Silvio Farsky, Humberto Graner, Pedro Duccini, Eliana da Cassia Zandonadi, Vivian Lerner Amato, Jaime Anger, Antonio Flavio de Almeida Sanches, Cely Saad Abboud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Infecção
Fatores de risco
Mediastinite
Revascularização Miocárdica
Infection
Risk factors
Mediastinitis
Myocardial revascularization
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