Abstract:Background: Infection after cardiovascular surgery is multifactorial. We
sought to determine whether the anthropometric profile influence the
occurrence of infection after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG). Methods: Between January 2011 and June 2016, 1,777 consecutive
adult patients were submitted to isolated coronary artery bypass
grafting. Mean age was 61.7 ± 9.8 years and 1,193 (67.1%) were males.
Patients were divided into four groups according to the Body Mass Index
(BMI) classification: un… Show more
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