Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery: a comparison of three different wound infection types and an analysis of antibiotic resistance.

Abstract:

Background:Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is a severe complication following cardiac surgery. We compared epidemiology, clinical features, and microbiology of three types of DSWI and examined the antibiotic resistance in DSWI patients. Methods:From 2011 to 2015, 170 adult post-cardiac surgery DSWI patients were recruited for this study and underwent the pectoralis major muscle flap transposition in our department. Results:Of 170 adult patients with DSWI (mean age of 54 years), the majority (99 patients, 58.2%) had type II DSWI. The three types of DSWI patients showed significant differences in terms of gender, smoking history, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and hospitalization cost (P<0.05). The most common symptoms of DSWI patients were fever and wound dehiscence accompanied by purulent secretions. Types I and II DSWI were more frequently associated with hypoproteinemia and high leucocyte count (P<0.05). Microbiological diagnosis was available for 77 of 170 patients (45.3%). Of 157 pathogens detected, 87 (55.4%) species of gram negative bacilli were identified and most commonly were Pseudomonas aeruginosa (25.5%) and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (20.4%). However, no statistically significant microbiological differences among the three DSWI types were observed (P>0.05). Notably, P. aeruginosa isolates showed 100% resistance to cefazolin and cefuroxime. Meanwhile, the resistance rate of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates to commonly used antibiotics was greater than 70%, while resistance rates of staphylococcus to penicillin-G were 100% and to clindamycin were over 70%. No isolates were resistant to vancomycin, linezolid, and tigecycline. Conclusions:Three types of DSWI exhibit differences in epidemiology and clinical features. P. aeruginosa and S. aureus are the most common pathogens in DSWI patients and antibiotic resistance is a serious concern in these patients. Therefore, prevention and treatment of DSWI should be closely tailored to clinical features, local microbiological characteristics, and resistance patterns of commonly encountered pathogens.

journal_name

J Thorac Dis

authors

Ma JG,An JX

doi

10.21037/jtd.2017.12.109

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-01-01 00:00:00

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377-387

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1

eissn

2072-1439

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2077-6624

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jtd-10-01-377

journal_volume

10

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