Why the study?
What are the preoperative and perioperative risk features for surgical-site infection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
Population
884 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in 1992 and 1993 at a university hospital.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month after discharge
Key result
Extreme body mass index (P=0.015), female gender (P=0.023), and COPD (P=0.030) were identified as independent risk features for surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Authors
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May identify risk factors for post-CABG SSI; leaves open which features warrant targeted prevention in current practice.
Cohort (n=884)
No
What are the preoperative and perioperative risk features for surgical-site infection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery?
p-value: p=0.015 (extreme BMI), 0.023 (female gender), 0.030 (COPD)
Extreme BMI, female gender, COPD, and diabetes are significant independent predictors of surgical-site infections following coronary artery bypass surgery.
Vuorisalo et al. (1998) conducted a cohort in Coronary artery bypass surgery (n=884). Extreme BMI, female gender, COPD, and diabetes vs. Absence of these risk features was evaluated on Surgical-site infection (SSI) at the donor site or in the chest area (p=0.015 (extreme BMI), 0.023 (female gender), 0.030 (COPD)). Extreme body mass index (P=0.015), female gender (P=0.023), and COPD (P=0.030) were identified as independent risk features for surgical-site infection after coronary artery bypass surgery.
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