Trends and Impact of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection on Thirty-Day Readmissions and Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Seven-Year National Analysis
Patients who underwent CABG with concurrent CDI experienced greater readmission rates, mortality, periprocedural adverse events, and resource utilization. Further studies need to be done for possible interventions to reduce these outcomes.
Authors
- Ninda Sherpa
- Abhin Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-7016)
- Hemant Mutneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-5161)
- Vikram Kotwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-8307)
- Ernesto Luna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-6164)
- Gedion Yilma Amdetsion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6088-941X)
- Fernando Sigala
- Maria Grba
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gastroenterology Research
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14740/gr2099
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00