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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 21, 442-444, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis after open-heart operation: pathogenesis and prevention

RA Weinstein, EL Jones, SW Schwarzmann and CR Hatcher Jr

Sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis caused by Pseudomonas cepacia developed in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass two weeks after the operation. P. cepacia bacteremia from a contaminated pressure transducer had preceded and probably caused the chest infection. While other authors have suggested that postoperative sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis result from local wound contamination, this case suggests the importance of bacteremia as a cause of such gram-negative infections. Since patients undergoing open-heart operation are exposed to many sources of bacteremia, prevention of severe postoperative chest infections may depend in large part on careful preoperative evaluation of each patienc antibiotic regimens, and, as shown in this patient, on very thorough periodic review of equipment sterilization and intravascular monitoring practices.


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