Secondary surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institutional prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze patient risk factors and processes of care associated with secondary surgical-site infection (SSI) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Methods

Data were collected prospectively between February and October 2010 for consenting adult patients undergoing CABG with saphenous vein graft (SVG) conduits. Patients who developed a deep or superficial SSI of the leg or groin within 65 days of CABG were compared with those who did not develop a secondary SSI.

Results

Among 2174 patients identified, 65 (3.0%) developed a secondary SSI. Median time to diagnosis was 16 days (interquartile range 11-29) with the majority (86%) diagnosed after discharge. Gram-positive bacteria were most common. Readmission was more common in patients with a secondary SSI

SUBMITTER: Gulack BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860945 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature