1. Background
1.1. Problem of surgical site infection after sternotomy Sternal osteomyelitis and poststernotomy mediastinitis is a severe and life-treating complication after the cardiac surgery. The incidence of sternal osteomyelitis ranges from 1% to 3% (1, 2) with a high mortality rate from 19%
Background Postoperative sterno-mediastinitis is a life-threatening complication. Although the incidence rate is about 0.75 to 1.4% in all open heart operations, the association with morbidity, mortality and cost is unacceptably high (1, 2). Some risk factors should be minimized as possible, such as
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