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Table 3 Secondary outcomes and adverse events in 609 patients after sternal closure with standard wire suture or cable-tie systema

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

 

Total population (N = 609)

Standard wire suture (N = 309)

Cable-tie closure (N = 300)

p value

Sternal dehiscence

8 (1.3)

7 (2.3)

1 (0.3)

0.069

Return to operating room

71 (11.7)

41 (13.3)

30 (10.0)

0.209

Re-exploration for bleeding

26 (4.3)

13 (4.2)

13 (4.3)

0.939

Rewiring

14 (2.3)

9 (2.9)

5 (1.7)

0.305

Perioperative MI

2 (0.3)

2 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0.499

Postoperative blood loss, first 18 hours, L

0.77 (0–7.6)

0.76 (80–7.3)

0.81 (0–7.6)

0.776

Superficial sternal wound infection

17 (2.8)

12 (3.9)

5 (1.7)

0.097

Ventilation time, days

1 (0–70)

1 (0–30)

1 (0–70)

0.060

Length of ICU stay, days

2 (0–57)

2 (0–39)

3 (0–57)

<0.001*

Length of hospital stay, days

8 (1–73)

8 (1–54)

8 (3–73)

0.050*

  1. aData are presented as n (%) or median (min - max) unless otherwise noted. Asterisks (*) indicate statistically significant differences. ICU, intensive care unit; MI, myocardial infarction