title: [Sternal osteitis and mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery].
abstract: Between 1980 and 1987, 31 cases of osteitis (n = 9) and/or mediastinitis (n = 22) were observed after 2,801 consecutive aorto-coronary bypasses (1.1%). Three types of treatment were used: 1) sternal debridement with osteosynthesis and continuous mediastinal irrigation (n = 25); 2) sternal and mediastinal debridement with open drainage without osteosynthesis (n = 2); 3) incision and debridement of sternal abscesses (n = 4). The overall mortality was 26% (8/31), i.e. 11% (1/9) for isolated osteitis and 32% (7/22) for mediastinitis. Four factors were statistically associated with infection: reoperation for hemorrhage (19.4%, p less than 0.001); preoperative diabetes (25%, p less than 0.001), postoperative low cardiac output (55%, p less than 0.001), postoperative respiratory insufficiency (45%, p less than 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Sart-Tilman, Belgique.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Detroz
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Defraigne
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Limet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010000:Osteitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*