We have provided a baseline rate for SSIs after CABG procedures in Norway. The results show the importance of post-hospital discharge follow-up. The NNIS risk index did not adequately stratify CABG patients. We recommend that more potential risk variables should be included in the surveillance, such as the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE), height, weight, and diabetes.
Harvesting a pedicled vein provides comparable postoperative bleeding and leg wound infection rates in selected patients. The technique is associated with a slightly longer duration of extracorporeal circulation than harvesting conventional veins. Promising early results using the pedicled vein technique may contribute to a change in standard vein harvesting technique for CABG in selected patients.
Subcutaneous suture did not impact the p.o. infection rate at VSMHS. The infection rate observed in patients operated by an experienced PA was significantly lower than in patients operated by various surgical residents.
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