2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76382004000200011
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Preditores de mediastinite em cirurgia cardíaca

Abstract: Mediastinitis is a serious complication of open-heart surgery, with an incidence that varies from 0.4 to 5%, mortality from 10 to 47% and a high morbidity rate. Objectives: to identify the preoperative and trans-operative risk factors of mediastinitis after open-heart surgery in our hospital. Methods: This was a prospective study of 1298 patients submitted to the open-heart surgery in São Lucas hospital in the period from March 1997 to May 2000. Nine potential risk factors associated with mediastinitis were st… Show more

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“…The present study, in line with other investigations (13,14,15,16), shows that postoperative morbidity is significantly higher in patients aged 70 years or older. In our sample, patients in this age group that underwent CAGB had more pulmonary complications in postoperative hospitalization compared to younger individuals.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…The present study, in line with other investigations (13,14,15,16), shows that postoperative morbidity is significantly higher in patients aged 70 years or older. In our sample, patients in this age group that underwent CAGB had more pulmonary complications in postoperative hospitalization compared to younger individuals.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…As características encontradas nas populações do presente estudo foram semelhantes à de outros estudos consultados [2][3][4]6 . As médias de idade para GI e GNI, apesar do estudo aceitar pacientes acima dos 60 anos, ficou acima dos 70 anos, evidenciando o envelhecimento da população que se submete a cirurgias cardíacas.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Recognizing the high risk of de dehiscence and/or surgical wound infection, it seems logical to deduce that the application of methods to reinforce the sternum would be useful to avoid such events; however, earlier recognition of sternal wound complications and aggressive treatment seems to be the better procedure to deal with the clinical pictures of surgical wound infectious complications [10,25].…”
Section: Reinforced Sternal Synthesismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such a benefit seems more evident in young patients, but it cannot be ruled out that those other groups of less favorable prognostic can get advantages of this surgical strategy [9]. DM is long recognized as an important risk factor for infection and dehiscence of surgical wound [10]; therefore, there is a special concern with diabetic patients.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%