Prevalence of 90-days XXXX after cardiac surgery.

@entity1 @entity281 @entity6081
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative wound @entity281 generally cause considerable extra morbidity, mortality and costs. As nowadays length of hospitalization shortens, post-discharge surveillance is important to get reliable information on the prevalence of @entity6081 . In this study, the prevalences of sternal wound (SWI) and donor site @entity281 (DSI) during hospitalization as well as, 30 and 90 days after cardiac surgery were studied paying special attention to the contribution of post-discharge surveillance. METHODS: A total of 1885 @entity1 who underwent cardiac surgery were included in the study and were followed for the prevalence of SWI or DSI up to 90 days postoperatively. Infection data during hospitalization were collected using medical records, bacteriological results and systematic observations of infection control nurses. After discharge from the hospital, data were collected with the help of the out- @entity1 clinic and the family physician. RESULTS: After cardiac surgery, SWI and DSI were diagnosed in 4.7 and 1.5% of @entity1 during hospitalization, in 6.8 and 4.6% at 30 days postoperatively, and in 9.0 and 7.3% of @entity1 at 90 days postoperatively. Of the 90-days postoperative @entity281 rates almost half of SWI and 80% of DSI were diagnosed post-discharge, a result predominantly achieved by the active participation of the family physicians. CONCLUSIONS: After 30 and 90 days follow-up of @entity1 after cardiac surgery, additional sternal wound and donor site @entity281 were diagnosed compared with the in-hospital infection rate. Post-discharge surveillance is essential for a reliable assessment of surgical wound @entity281 .
