The Impact of Gender and Age in Obese Patients on Sternal Instability and Deep-Sternal-Wound-Healing Disorders after Median Sternotomy

The Impact of Gender and Age in Obese Patients on Sternal Instability and Deep-Sternal-Wound-Healing Disorders after Median Sternotomy

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between age and sex in regard to the development of deep sternal wound infections and sternal instability following median sternotomy. Methods: A propensity-score-matching analysis was conducted on 4505 patients who underwent cardi...

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Main Authors: Christian Braun, Filip Schroeter, Magdalena Lydia Laux, Ralf-Uwe Kuehnel, Roya Ostovar, Martin Hartrumpf, Anna-Maria Necaev, Viyan Sido, Johannes Maximilian Albes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
surgical-site infection
risk factors
sternotomy
mediastinitis
sternal dehiscence
sternum instability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/13/4271

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