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Risk factors for surgical site infections among patients with open heart surgery in national heart institute /

Enas Said ALtohamy

Risk factors for surgical site infections among patients with open heart surgery in national heart institute / Enas Said ALtohamy ; Supervised Suzan Atteya Abdelsayed , Amal Fakhry Garass - Cairo : Enas Said ALtohamy , 2006 - 127 P. : harts ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Nursing Science

Sternal wound infection (SWI) after cardiac surgery is infrequent , its consequences are seriousThe purposes of this study were to define the risk factorsRetrospective analysis for 326 patients who underwent cardiac surgery was performedThe patients were divided into the SWI group (n=15) and the non - infection group (n=311) Preoperative , perioperative , and postoperative variables were compared between the two groups using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis



open heart surgeries Postoperative wound complication Postoperative wound infection Risk factors Surgical site infections