Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort.
To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. We studied the incidence and characteristics of surgically treated sternocutaneous fistulas in a nationwide cohort of patients undergoing open heart surgery in Iceland. Between 2000...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/301611 2023-05-15T16:50:09+02:00 Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. Steingrímsson, Steinn Sjögren, Johan Gudbjartsson, Tomas Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland. 2013-09-16 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/301611 https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2012.669842 en eng Informa Healthcare http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2012.669842 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/00365548.2012.669842 Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2012, 44(8):623-5 1651-1980 22497424 doi:10.3109/00365548.2012.669842 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/301611 Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Archived with thanks to Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Landspitali Access - LSH-aðgangur Aged 80 and over Cardiac Surgical Procedures Cohort Studies Cutaneous Fistula Humans Incidence Male Prospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus aureus Sternum Surgical Wound Infection Article 2013 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2012.669842 2022-05-29T08:21:52Z To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. We studied the incidence and characteristics of surgically treated sternocutaneous fistulas in a nationwide cohort of patients undergoing open heart surgery in Iceland. Between 2000 and 2010, sternocutaneous fistulas were treated surgically in 6 out of 2446 patients undergoing open heart surgery (incidence 0.25%, 95% confidence interval 0.11-0.53%). All patients were male, with a mean age of 71 ± 9 y. In addition to antibiotic treatment, debridement of the wound was performed in all cases. Staphylococcus aureus and/or coagulase-negative staphylococci were identified as pathogens in 5 cases and Candida albicans in 1. Chronic infections developed in 3 patients who were treated repeatedly, 1 of them unsuccessfully. In-hospital stay ranged from 0 to 50 days (mean 19 days). Sternocutaneous fistulas are rare, but since they may have a devastating course, increased awareness of this infectious complication of open heart surgery is important. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 44 8 623 625 |
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To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. We studied the incidence and characteristics of surgically treated sternocutaneous fistulas in a nationwide cohort of patients undergoing open heart surgery in Iceland. Between 2000 and 2010, sternocutaneous fistulas were treated surgically in 6 out of 2446 patients undergoing open heart surgery (incidence 0.25%, 95% confidence interval 0.11-0.53%). All patients were male, with a mean age of 71 ± 9 y. In addition to antibiotic treatment, debridement of the wound was performed in all cases. Staphylococcus aureus and/or coagulase-negative staphylococci were identified as pathogens in 5 cases and Candida albicans in 1. Chronic infections developed in 3 patients who were treated repeatedly, 1 of them unsuccessfully. In-hospital stay ranged from 0 to 50 days (mean 19 days). Sternocutaneous fistulas are rare, but since they may have a devastating course, increased awareness of this infectious complication of open heart surgery is important. |
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
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Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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Incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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incidence of sternocutaneous fistulas following open heart surgery in a nationwide cohort. |
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