Continuous postoperative insulin infusion reduces deep sternal wound infection in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral internal mammary artery grafts: a propensity-matched analysis

摘要

Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI), especially in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), is a major concern after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with bilateral internal mammary artery (BIMA) grafts. We evaluated the risk of DSWI and other clinical outcomes between continuous insulin infusion therapy (CIT) and insulin sliding scale therapy (IST) in a cohort of DM patients who underwent CABG with BIMA.