Abstract
Background Few data have assessed the incidence, site and predictors of infections following cardiac surgery after discharge, particularly during an early rehabilitation phase. Aim To assess the epidemiology and predictors of infections occurring after cardiac surgery. Methods Data prospectively recorded from 5464 patients, consecutively included in a residential cardiac rehabilitation programme after cardiac surgery, were retrospectively analysed. Major infections were arbitrarily defined as (1) demonstration of bacterial growth in a sample collected to rule out a clinical suspected infection and (2) requiring an intravenous antibiotic treatment. Infections were grouped as (1) surgery-site infections (SSIs), and (2) healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Barthel index was used as a measure of disability. Results Major infections occurred in 10.9% of patients, with SSI documented in 4.1% and HCAI in 6.8% of patients. In 50% of the cases, infections were diagnosed within four days from admission, 18 ± 16 days from intervention. A Barthel index
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 584-592 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | European Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
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Keywords
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- cardiac surgery
- disability
- functional status
- infections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Epidemiology
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Disability after cardiac surgery is the major predictor of infections occurring in the rehabilitation phase. / Marcassa, Claudio; Pistono, Massimo; Maserati, Renato; Giordano, Andrea; Giannuzzi, Pantaleo.
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T1 - Disability after cardiac surgery is the major predictor of infections occurring in the rehabilitation phase
AU - Marcassa, Claudio
AU - Pistono, Massimo
AU - Maserati, Renato
AU - Giordano, Andrea
AU - Giannuzzi, Pantaleo
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Background Few data have assessed the incidence, site and predictors of infections following cardiac surgery after discharge, particularly during an early rehabilitation phase. Aim To assess the epidemiology and predictors of infections occurring after cardiac surgery. Methods Data prospectively recorded from 5464 patients, consecutively included in a residential cardiac rehabilitation programme after cardiac surgery, were retrospectively analysed. Major infections were arbitrarily defined as (1) demonstration of bacterial growth in a sample collected to rule out a clinical suspected infection and (2) requiring an intravenous antibiotic treatment. Infections were grouped as (1) surgery-site infections (SSIs), and (2) healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Barthel index was used as a measure of disability. Results Major infections occurred in 10.9% of patients, with SSI documented in 4.1% and HCAI in 6.8% of patients. In 50% of the cases, infections were diagnosed within four days from admission, 18 ± 16 days from intervention. A Barthel index
AB - Background Few data have assessed the incidence, site and predictors of infections following cardiac surgery after discharge, particularly during an early rehabilitation phase. Aim To assess the epidemiology and predictors of infections occurring after cardiac surgery. Methods Data prospectively recorded from 5464 patients, consecutively included in a residential cardiac rehabilitation programme after cardiac surgery, were retrospectively analysed. Major infections were arbitrarily defined as (1) demonstration of bacterial growth in a sample collected to rule out a clinical suspected infection and (2) requiring an intravenous antibiotic treatment. Infections were grouped as (1) surgery-site infections (SSIs), and (2) healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). Barthel index was used as a measure of disability. Results Major infections occurred in 10.9% of patients, with SSI documented in 4.1% and HCAI in 6.8% of patients. In 50% of the cases, infections were diagnosed within four days from admission, 18 ± 16 days from intervention. A Barthel index
KW - Cardiac rehabilitation
KW - cardiac surgery
KW - disability
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