welcomes you to the new, improved website!This database study evaluated outcomes of delayed sternal closure for infants undergoing surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass. Delayed closure was associated with a 3-fold increase in infectious complications. Time to closure was associated with an increasing rate of infectious complications. Location of closure (OR, ICU) was not associated with adverse outcomes.
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Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery—The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Kristen Nelson-McMillan, Christoph P. Hornik, Xia He, Luca A. Vricella, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Kevin D. Hill, Sara K. Pasquali, Diane E. Alejo, Duke E. Cameron, Marshall L. Jacobs
