A Randomized Trial of a Skin Sealant to Reduce the Risk of Incision Contamination in Cardiac Surgery Abelardo Silva von Eckardstein, MD, Chong H. Lim, MBBS, Pascal M. Dohmen, MD, PhD, Paulo M. Pêgo-Fernandes, MD, PhD, William A. Cooper, MD, Susan G. Oslund, BSN, BSChE, E. Lynne Kelley, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 2, Pages 632-637 (August 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.132 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Changes in mean bacterial counts for samples taken from sternal and graft sites pre–skin preparation, post-incision, and post- coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) (per protocol population). (A) Sternal site. (B) Graft site. (asterisk = Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparison of median change; CFU = colony-forming units.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 632-637DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.132) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions