Incidence of Sternal Wound Infection following Tracheostomy in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Incidence of Sternal Wound Infection following Tracheostomy in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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This systematic review and meta-analysis

The overall incidence of SWI after tracheostomy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery was 7.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4-10) (Figure 1).

The proportion of SWI after percutaneous tracheostomy was 3% (95% CI, 1-8), whereas after open tracheostomy this was 9% (95% CI, 5-14) (Figure 2).

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Suprise!!

I believed that the earlier and percutaneous tracheostomy was better.