Association of Obesity and Prolonged Hospital Stay With Surgical Site Infections After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Intermediate- to High-Risk Patients: Insights From a Single-Center Study
Obesity and prolonged hospital stay were significantly associated with higher SSI rates in patients after CABG. The high incidence of SSIs highlights the urgent need for targeted interventions in patients at increased risk. Early identification and proactive management of patients at increased risk may help reduce infection rates, improving postoperative outcomes and patient quality of life. The small sample size of this study, the data collection from a single cardiothoracic surgery center, and the limited number of examined variables are limitations that indicate the need for further research.
Authors
- Athina Patelarou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-0650)
- Theodoros A. Katsoulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-0462)
- Loukia Alexopoulou-Prounia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-4150)
- Eleni Dokoutsidou
- Ilias Samiotis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9479-351X)
- Evridiki Patelarou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-3200)
- John Kokotsakis
- Despoina G Alamanou
- Konstantinos Giakoumidakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-7746)
- Paraskevi Kyriazi
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Mediterranean University (ME)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- Athens Naval & Veterans Hospital (GR)
- Evangelismos Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.99013
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00