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Table 1 Perioperative characteristics of the patients

From: The role of omental transposition for the management of postoperative mediastinitis: a case series

Sex/Age

Predisposing conditions

Operation

Surgical parameters

Infection characters

Microbiology

ICU and Hospital stay

male 1

60

DM, obesity, smoking

3CABG, 1IMA

55 min pump time

210 min operative time

3 blood units

9th day, fever, pain, drainage of fluid from sternum

Staphylococcus aureus

ICU 4 days

Hospital stay 20 days

male 2

61

DM, obesity, smoking

3CABG, 1IMA

40 min pump time190 min operative time

2 blood units RBC

9th day, fever, drainage of fluid from sternum

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

ICU 9 days

Hospital stay 19 days

male 3

65

DM, obesity, smoking, chest reopening for

hemorrhage

3CABG, 1IMA

60 min pump time

170 min operative time

10 blood units RBC

10th day in ICU, fever

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

ICU 12 days

Hospital stay 27 days

male 4

69

DM, obesity, smoking, chest reopening for hemorrhage, Chronic renal failure

3CABG, 1IMA

50 min pump time

220 min operative time

5 blood units RBC

11th day, pain, red incision, mental status problems

Staphylococcus aureus

ICU 12 days

Hospital stay 31 days

male 5

74

DM, obesity, smoking, chest reopening for hemorrhage, COPD

4CABG, 1IMA

65 min pump time150 min operative time

8 blood units RBC

12th day in ICU, fever, pain, pus from the incision

Pseudomonas aeroginosa

ICU 21 days

Hospital stay 29 days

female

62

DM, obesity, extremely big breasts, chest reopening for hemorrhage

2CABG, 1IMA

35 min pump time

130 min operative time

2 blood units RBC

17th day, weakness, fluid drainage from the sternum, pain

Pseudomonas aeroginosa

ICU 10 days

Hospital stay 46 days

  1. DM: Diabetes Melitus
  2. CABG: Coronary artery by pass grafting
  3. IMA: Internal mammary artery
  4. RBC: Red Blood Cells
  5. ICU: Intensive Care Unit