Disability after cardiac surgery is the major predictor of infections occurring in the rehabilitation phase

Conclusions In a large cohort of patients, residual disability after cardiac surgery was the strongest independent predictor of infections. Disability is readily accessible, and can be used to recognize patients at higher risk of infections. The 10.9% rate of major infections observed after discharge from the surgical department confirms the importance of prolonging infection surveillance after discharge from the cardiac surgery department.
Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research