Key result
Among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery, the incidence rate of hospital infections was 2.53%, with surgical site infections being the most frequent at 0.86%.
Population
1302 surgically treated patients who underwent 1396 surgical procedures at the Department of Cardiovascular…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Low infection rates in cardiovascular surgery support ongoing standard precautions; observational data leaves open prospective prevention trials.
Observational (n=1,302)
No
Markovic‐Denic et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular surgery (n=1,302). Cardiovascular surgical procedures was evaluated on Hospital infections. Among patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery, the incidence rate of hospital infections was 2.53%, with surgical site infections being the most frequent at 0.86%.
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