Clinical and economic outcomes after sternotomy for cardiac surgery with skin closure through 2-octyl cyanoacrylate plus polymer mesh tape versus absorbable sutures plus waterproof wound dressings : a retrospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND: To compare clinical and economic outcomes after sternotomy for cardiac surgery with skin closure through 2-octyl cyanoacrylate plus polymer mesh tape (2OPMT) versus conventional absorbable sutures plus waterproof wound dressings (CSWWD).

METHODS: Retrospective study using the Premier Healthcare Database. Patients undergoing a cardiac surgery requiring sternotomy with 2OPMT or CSWWD were included. Primary outcome was 60-day cumulative incidence of diagnosis for wound complications (infection, dehiscence). Secondary outcomes were index admission hospital length of stay (LOS), total hospital-borne costs, discharge status, and 60-day cumulative incidences of inpatient readmission and reoperation. After propensity score matching, outcomes were compared between the 2OPMT and CSWWD groups using bivariate multilevel mixed-effects generalized linear models.

RESULTS: Overall, 7,901 2OPMT patients and 10,775 CSWWD patients were eligible for study. After propensity score matching on 68 variables, each group comprised 5,338 patients (total study N = 10,676). The 2OPMT and CSWWD groups did not differ significantly in terms of the 60-day cumulative incidences of wound complication (3.47% vs 3.47%, p = 0.996), inpatient readmission (12.6% vs. 13.6%, p = 0.354), and reoperation (10.3% vs 10.1%, p = 0.808), as well as discharge to home versus non-home setting (77.2% vs. 75.1%), p = 0.254. However, the 2OPMT group had significantly lower LOS (9.2 days vs 10.6 days, p < 0.001) and total hospital-borne costs ($50,174 vs $60,526, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: This large observational study provides evidence that sternotomy skin closure with 2OPMT is associated with nearly identical 60-day cumulative incidence of wound complication as compared with CSWWD, while exhibiting a significant association with lower LOS and total hospital-borne costs. Trial registration Not applicable.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery - 17(2022), 1 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 212

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kiaii, Bob [VerfasserIn]
Johnston, Stephen S [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Se Ryeong [VerfasserIn]
Elangovanraaj, Nivesh [VerfasserIn]
Tewari, Pranjal [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Brian Po-Han [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2-octyl cyanoacrylate
6C655P1XVG
Absorbable sutures
Cyanoacrylates
Journal Article
Observational Study
Octyl 2-cyanoacrylate
Polymers
Skin closure
Sternotomy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.08.2022

Date Revised 02.09.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13019-022-01956-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34549038X