Deep sternal wound infection and mortality in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: When compared to patients who did not develop DSWI, patients with DSWI after cardiac surgery had increased risk of mortality as well as short- and long-term adverse clinical outcomes.PMID:35618048 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.054

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 26, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Roberto Perezgrovas-Olaria Katia Audisio Gianmarco Cancelli Mohamed Rahouma Mudathir Ibrahim Giovanni Soletti David Chadow Michelle Demetres Leonard N Girardi Mario Gaudino Source Type: research