General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Nov 2019
Efficacy of new multimodal preventive measures for post-operative deep sternal wound infection.
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a critical complication of cardiovascular surgery. This study aimed to confirm the efficacy of new, multimodal preventive measures for post-operative DSWI. ⋯ We observed a marked decrease in the incidence of DSWI after the implementation of multimodal preventive measures. The risk factors for DSWI were BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and operation time ≥ 8 h.
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Nov 2019
Preoperative frailty is associated with progression of postoperative cardiac rehabilitation in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.
Preoperative frailty affects the progression of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after cardiovascular surgery. Different frailty assessment measures are available. However, it remains unclear which tool most likely predicts the progress of CR. Our aim was to evaluate preoperative frailty using different methods and to identify the predictors in the progress of postoperative CR. ⋯ Among the various tools for assessing frailty, the Kaigo-Yobo Check-List was most likely to predict the progress of postoperative CR after elective cardiovascular surgery.