Khaled Al-Ebrahim, Abdulaziz Alsheikh, Salah Aldeen Ramadan, Abdulaziz Alshehri, Basel Aljohani, Abdulaziz Rami, Mohsin Khared, Abdulaziz Alzahrani
BACKGROUND: Due to its high morbidity and mortality after open-heart surgery, sternal wound infection (SWI) is one of the most important consequences to avoid and manage. AIM: To assess the incidence, risk factor, causative organisms, and mortality of SWIs in patients who had open-heart surgery over a 9-year period at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A retrospective study was done on 634 patients who underwent open heart surgery...
February 28, 2023: Heart Surgery Forum