Open AccessA predictive scoring system for deep sternal wound infection after bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Gatti,
Luca Dell’Angela,
Giulia Barbati,
Bernardo Benussi,
Gabriella Forti,
Marco Gabrielli,
Elisabetta Rauber,
Roberto Luzzati,
Gianfranco Sinagra,
Aniello Pappalardo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezv208
Subject(s) - medicine , internal thoracic artery , surgery , bypass grafting , scoring system , artery , risk factor , derivation , coronary artery disease , revascularization , myocardial infarction
Despite long-term survival benefits, the increased risk of sternal complications limits the use of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafts for myocardial revascularization. The aim of the present study was both to analyse the risk factors for deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), which complicates routine BITA grafting and to create a DSWI risk score based on the results of this analysis.
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