Background Surgical management of congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased
worldwide, but healthcare-associated infections (HAI) can impede these efforts. This study …

Abstract Background. Surgical site infections (SSIs) cause significant morbidity and mortality
in patients undergoing cardiovascular (CV) surgery. Following an increase in SSIs in this …

Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a major source of morbidity, mortality, and increased
health care costs in children undergoing heart surgery. The aim of this study was to assess …

Background The aim of this project was to decrease the incidence of surgical wound
infection (SWI) to< 1.5% in our pediatric cardiothoracic surgery patients using a prevention …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) pose significant risks to patients undergoing surgery for
congenital heart disease (CHD), impacting recovery and increasing healthcare burdens …

Methods A retrospective case-control study, in patients younger than 15 years undergoing
surgery for congenital heart disease from January 2007 to December 2011 admitted to the …

Background Postoperative cardiovascular surgical site infections are preventable events
that may lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Objective To improve …

Objectives: Healthcare-associated infections after pediatric cardiac surgery are significant
causes of morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify the risk factors for the occurrence of …

Background—Postoperative infections contribute substantially to morbidity and mortality
after congenital heart disease surgery and are often preventable. We sought to identify risk …

Surgical site infections (SSI) are a potentially important source of harm in young patients
undergoing cardiac surgery. Data from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium …