Table 2 Surgical site infections following coronary artery bypass graft procedures, by infection type and detection time, 2003–2012
Infection type/detection time | Sternal site incisions (N = 14,546)# | Harvest site incisions (N = 15,781) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Rate* (95% CI) | % | n | Rate* (95% CI) | % | |
Superficial SSIs | 331 | 2.3 (2.0-2.5) | 1,144 | 7.3 (6.9-7.7) | ||
In-hospital | 151 | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | 45.6 | 299 | 1.9 (1.7-2.1) | 26.1 |
Post-discharge | 180 | 1.2 (1.1-1.4) | 54.4 | 845 | 5.4 (5.0-5.7) | 73.9 |
Complex SSIs | 187 | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | 40 | 0.3 (0.2-0.4) | ||
In-hospital | 111 | 0.8 (0.6-0.9) | 59.4 | 25 | 0.2 (0.1-0.2) | 62.5 |
Post-discharge | 76 | 0.5 (0.4-0.7) | 40.6 | 15 | 0.1 (0.1-0.2) | 37.5 |
All infections | 518 | 3.6 (3.3-3.9) | 1,184 | 7.5 (7.1-7.9) | ||
In-hospital | 262 | 1.8 (1.6-2.0) | 50.6 | 324 | 2.1 (1.8-2.3) | 27.4 |
Post-discharge | 256 | 1.8 (1.6-2.0) | 49.4 | 860 | 5.5 (5.1-5.8) | 72.6 |