Reduction in deep sternal wound infection with use of a peristernal cable-tie closure system: a retrospective case series

Table 1 Summary of baseline and preoperative characteristics for 609 patients undergoing standard median sternotomy^a

	Total population (N = 609)	Standard wire suture (N = 309)	Cable-tie closure (N = 300)	p value
Age, y	64.8 ± 11.4	64.3 ± 10.8	65.3 ± 11.9	0.275
BMI, kg/m²	30.4 ± 7.2	30.2 ± 6.6	30.5 ± 7.7	0.608
Sex, male	385 (63.2)	205 (66.3)	180 (60.0)	0.105
Risk factors
Diabetes	228 (37.4)	107 (34.6)	121 (40.3)	0.146
COPD	118 (19.4)	49 (15.9)	69 (23.0)	0.026*
HTN	505 (82.9)	253 (81.9)	252 (84.0)	0.486
Smoking history	326 (53.5)	162 (52.4)	164 (54.7)	0.580
CHF	162 (26.6)	61 (19.7)	101 (33.7)	<0.001*
PVD	92 (15.1)	34 (11.0)	58 (19.3)	0.004*
Endocarditis	8 (1.3)	2 (0.6)	6 (2.0)	0.171
Renal disease	95 (15.6)	44 (14.2)	51 (17.0)	0.348
Osteoporosis	4 (0.7)	2 (0.6)	2 (0.7)	1.000
Resternotomy	80 (13.1)	33 (10.7)	47 (15.7)	0.069

^aData are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%) unless otherwise noted. Asterisks (*) indicate statistically significant differences. BMI, body mass index; CHF, heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; HTN, hypertension; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.

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