Risk Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Deep Sternal Wound Infections in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Heart Defect Surgery

Authors

  • Miglė Vitartaitė Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Donata Vaičiulytė Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Jonė Venclovienė Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Edmundas Širvinskas Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Kaunas, Lithuania;
  • Rasa Bukauskienė Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Povilas Jakuška Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Renata Vimantaitė Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Faculty of Nursing, Kaunas, Lithuania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3935

Keywords:

coronary artery bypass grafting, deep sternal wound infection, risk factors

Abstract

Background: Despite improvements over time with regard to morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival, deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) continues to be a major complication after open-heart surgery. This is why it is important to identify possible risk factors for postoperative development of DSWI in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and valve replacement. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for postoperative development of deep sternal wound infection in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting and heart defect surgery at the Department of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery of the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 201 patients, who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and heart defect surgery between January 2017 and December 2018. The case group contained 45 patients, who had to be reoperated because of deep sternal wound infection, and the control group consisted of 156 randomly selected patients. For descriptive statistics, we used means, median values, ranges, standard deviations, and 95% confidence intervals, where appropriate. Categorical data were analyzed using the chi-square or Fisher’s exact test. Student T-test and Mann-Whitney used to compare numerical variables. Logistic regression model adjusting for age and gender was used to compare the risk of infection. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. SPSS 26.0 was used for calculations.

Results: Logistic regression analysis revealed that independent risk factors for sternal wound infection were high BMI (odds ratio [OR] 1.15, CI 1.06-1.24), preoperative CRP (OR 1.08, CI 1.01-1.16), long duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (OR 1.02, CI 1.01-1.03), intraoperative anemia (OR 0.97, CI 0.95-0.99), and postoperative CRP concentration (OR 1.10; CI 1.05-1.16).

Conclusions: Preoperative assessment to identify obese individuals as being at risk and techniques to minimize the duration of surgery and intraoperative blood loss may help reduce postoperative deep sternal wound infections.

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Published

2021-08-25

How to Cite

Vitartaitė, M., Vaičiulytė, D., Venclovienė, J., Širvinskas, E., Bukauskienė, R., Jakuška, P., & Vimantaitė, R. (2021). Risk Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Deep Sternal Wound Infections in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Heart Defect Surgery. The Heart Surgery Forum, 24(4), E741-E745. https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.3935

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