Emerging Trends in Mediastinitis: National VA Experience with MRSA Prevention

Peri-operative bacterial decolonization and prophylactic antibiotic therapy at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System have changed over the last decade. Our objectives were to identify associated changes in the microbiology of mediastinitis and to perform a contemporary survival analysis in patients with mediastinitis after isolated CABG.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research