Classification for Postoperative Mediastinitis

Are you evaluating a patient who has developed mediastinitis following cardiopulmonary bypass?

Yes

Time after surgery when the patient presented with the infection

weeks

Is the patient diabetic?

Yes

Is the patient obese?

Yes

Is the patient immunosuppressed?

Yes

Has the patient been previously treated for the infection?

Yes

Number of attempts to treat the infection that have failed (enter 0 if treated successfully)

therapeutic attempts

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of risk factors for mediastinitis

Classification after El Oakley and Wright

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Estimating the Risk of Mediastinitis After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery Using the ACC/AHA Risk Score
- Preoperative Scoring System of Friedman et al for Risk of Sternal Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (Australian Clinical Risk Index)
Complications

Therapy

Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
Surgery

Monitoring

Adverse Effects

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Purpose: To classify a patient with mediastinitis following cardiopulmonary bypass using the scheme of El Oakley and Wright.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10