From: Review on risk factors, classification, and treatment of sternal wound infection
Classification | Depth | Description |
---|---|---|
Type 1a | Superficial | Skin and subcutaneous |
Type 2b | Superficial | Exposure of sutured deep fascia |
Type 2a | Deep | Bone exposure, sternum with stable steel suture |
Type 2b | Deep | Bone exposure, sternum with unstable steel suture |
Type 3a | Deep | Necrotic bone exposure or fractured, unstable sternum, exposed heart |
Type 3b | Deep | Type 2 or 3 with septicemia |