title: Methods for reduction of sternal wound infection.
abstract: Deep sternal wound infections continue to be an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of cardiac surgical procedures. Numerous risk factors have been identified but only a few can be characterized as modifiable. These risk factors and their modifications are reviewed in the following article.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fynn-Thompson
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vander Salm
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D014640:Vancomycin