Open AccessEconomic burden of surgical site infections in patients undergoing cardiac surgery†
Author(s) -
Axel Findeisen,
Habibollah Arefian,
Torsten Doenst,
Stefan Hagel,
Mathias W. Pletz,
Michael Hartmann,
Jens Maschmann
Publication year - 2018
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/ezy274
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , bypass grafting , cardiac surgery , surgery , surgical site infection , negative pressure wound therapy , artery , emergency medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This study aimed to determine the additional costs and length of stay (LOS) due to surgical site infections (SSIs) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at Jena University Hospital.
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