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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: First experience with a new negative pressure incision management system on surgical incisions after cardiac surgery in high risk patients

PATIENT

AGE, GENDER

PREOPERATIVE VARIABLES

OPERATION

FOWLER SCORE

PROBABILITY OF INFECTION

1

73 y, male

Diabetes, Chronic lung disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA-LAD)

11

3.5

2

67 y, male

Diabetes, Chronic lung disease, BMI 30 to 40 kg/m2, Peripheral vascular disease

CABGx1 LIMA-LAD AVR

18

8.5

3

63 y, male

Chronic lung disease, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA and RITA)

8

2.3

4

78 y, female

Diabetes, Renal failure, BMI 30 to 40 kg/m2, Peripheral vascular disease

CABGx1 (LIMA-LAD) and AVR

23

12.5

5

65 y, female

Diabetes, Renal failure, BMI 30 to 40 kg/m2, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction, Cardiogenic shock

CABGx1 (LIMA-LAD) and MVR

30

16.2

6

62 y, male

Diabetes, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA and RITA)

9

2.7

7

72 y, female

Diabetes, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA-LAD)

13

4.5

8

62 y, female

Diabetes, BMI 30 to 40 kg/m2, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA and RITA)

15

6.0

9

65 y, female

Diabetes, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA and RITA)

12

4.0

10

55 y, male

Diabetes, BMI 30 to 40 kg/m2, Peripheral vascular disease, Myocardial infarction

CABGx3 (LIMA and RITA)

12

4.0

  1. y, year; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; AVR, aortic valve replacement; MVR, mitral valve replacement; LIMA, left internal mammary artery; RITA, right internal mammary artery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery.