From: Does percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy increase the incidence of sternal wound infection - a single center retrospective of 4100 cases
PDT + SWI (n = 25)
SWI w/o PDT (n = 131)
P-Values
SWI % (n)
9.4 % (25/265)
3.4 % (131/3829)
0.0001
CDC I % (n)
20 % (5)
1.5 % (2)
CDC II % (n)
52 % (13)
86.3 % (113)
CDC III % (n)
28 % (7)
12.2 % (16)