Clinical predictors of major infections after cardiac surgery

Major infections are infrequent but important complications of cardiac surgery. Predicting their occurrence is essential for future prevention. The objective of the current investigation was to create and validate a bedside scoring system to estimate patient risk for major infection (mediastinitis,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2005-08, Vol.112 (9), p.I358-I365
Hauptverfasser:	FOWLER, Vance G, O'BRIEN, Sean M, MUHLBAIER, Lawrence H, COREY, G. Ralph, FERGUSON, T. Bruce, PETERSON, Eric D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiac Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data Cardiology. Vascular system Databases, Factual Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Female Heart Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement Humans Infection - epidemiology Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping - statistics & numerical data Intraoperative Period Logistic Models Male Mediastinitis - epidemiology Medical sciences Middle Aged Models, Theoretical Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Risk Factors Sepsis - epidemiology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Tissue and Organ Harvesting - adverse effects United States - epidemiology Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
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