Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Specialist cardiac surgeon, Iraqi Center for Heart Diseases, Baghdad, Iraq

Publications

• Research Article   
  Deep Sternal Wound Infections after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Analysis of 29 Cases from Iraq
  Author(s): Raghda Basil Ismael*, Laith Saleh Alkaaby and Abdulsalam Y. Taha
  
  Background: Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), or mediastinitis, is a devastating complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This prospective study aimed to assess our management of DSWI in view of the published literature. Methodology: Over 2-years (ending at January 2016), 29 patients (20 males) developed DSWI amongst 520 patients who underwent standard CABG surgeries (5.6%). Pre-, intra-, and postoperative variables were documented. Whenever possible, the infections were culture-verified. Besides antibiotics, patients received one or more of the following therapies: drainage, debridement, closed irrigation, sternal re-wiring, vacuumassisted closure (VAC) and bone resection. Result: Male to female ratio was 2.2: 1. Mean age was 58.1 ± 7.3 years. The mean body mass index (BMI) was.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-9517.2022.10.489

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