Importance Surgical site infection (SSI) complicates 2-5% of surgeries in the United States.
Severity of SSI ranges from superficial skin infection to life-threatening conditions such as …

The importance of prophylactic antibiotics for cardiac surgery has been clearly demonstrated
in a number of placebo-controlled studies completed nearly 30 years ago [1–4]. Surgical site …

Background Sternal wound infection (SWI) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening
complication of cardiac surgery. Predisposing factors for SWI are multiple with varied …

Early detection of patients at risk of sternal complications is essential to facilitate prevention
and optimize timely intervention. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to …

Due to the increasing number of orthopaedic and cardiac procedures, these units are
considered as high-risk areas because of the potentially serious consequences of surgical …

Abstract Background and Objective Vancomycin is commonly used to treat serious
methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections, especially post-sternotomy mediastinitis …

Background Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a serious complication of cardiac
surgery, associated with a significantly longer hospital stay, an increased mortality, and an …

PVP-I appears more convenient and cost-effective for both patients and healthcare systems,
and its role in reducing SSI is under investigation. However, most published literature …

Die Sternumosteomyelitis stellt ein seltenes Krankheitsbild mit jedoch weitreichenden
Konsequenzen für den Patienten dar. Sie tritt mit einer Inzidenz von 0, 4–8% als …

We aimed to quantitatively and systematically elucidate the rationality of the examined
variables as independent risk factors for sternal wound infection. We searched databases to …