4 Αποτελέσματα
Various investigators have shown that type 2 diabetes is associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and mortality due sudden cardiac arrest [1,2]. In comparison to non-diabetic patients, those with T2DM possess greater risk of cardiovascular morbidity and deaths, and are considerably influenced
Tobacco use is the leading preventable death contributing to more than 5 million estimated deaths per year globally.1 Nicotine is a highly addictive substance and tobacco remains the only legal product that, when used as intended, kills. The long term negative effects of smoking are well
Infection: will be defined as a patient with three of six clinical signs of infection (erythema, heat, edema, pain, loss of function, purulence) or leukocytosis. We will use the Infectious Diseases Society of America's Diabetic Foot Infection guidelines to stratify the severity of infection. This
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%