Figure 3From: Prevention of sternal dehiscence with the Sternum External Fixation (Stern-E-Fix) corset – a randomized trial in 750 patients a. Postoperative infections. Description of postoperative infections: Pulm = pulmonary infections; Sternal = sternal infections according to center of disease control (CDC) classification; UG = urogenital infections; other = unspecified clinical infections. b. Sternal wound infections. Back to article page