Clinical and Microbiology Predictors for Therapeutic Failure in Sternal Surgical Site Infections - A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Although sternal surgical site infections (SSI) are an important complication after cardiac surgeries, predictors of treatment failure are poorly studied.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the clinical and microbiology predictors of a sternal SSI therapeutic failure.

Methods: Patients who presented a sternal SSI were retrospectively analyzed.

Changing trends in clinical characteristics and in-hospital mortality of patients with infective endocarditis over four decades.

Background: Infective endocarditis continues to be a significant concern and may be undergoing an epidemiological transition.

Methods: Were studied 1804 consecutive episodes of infective endocarditis between 1978 and 2022. The mean age was 48 ( ± 19), and 1162 (64%) patients were male.