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J Cardiothorac Surg · Jan 2011
LetterIntraoperative PaO2 is not related to the development of surgical site infections after major cardiac surgery.
- Juan Bustamante, Eduardo Tamayo, Francisco Javier Alvarez, Israel García-Cuenca, Santiago Flórez, Inma Fierro, and José Ignacio Gómez-Herreras.
- J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Jan 1;6:4.
BackgroundThe perioperative use of high inspired oxygen fraction (FIO2) for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) has demonstrated a reduction in their incidence in some types of surgery however there exist some discrepancies in this respect. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between PaO2 values and SSIs in cardiac patients.MethodsWe designed a prospective study in which 1,024 patients undergoing cardiac surgery were analyzed.ResultsSSIs were observed in 5.3% of patients. There was not significant difference in mortality at 30 days between patients with and without SSIs. In the uni and multivariate analysis no differences in function of the inspired oxygen fraction administrated were observed.ConclusionsWe observed that the PaO2 in adult cardiac surgery patients was not related to SSI rate.
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