Patient outcomes associated with 2-octyl cyanoacrylate topical skin adhesive in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is an important cause of morbidity and occasionally death after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. These infections also are associated with higher costs and poorer surgical outcomes. We used a retrospective observational database to examine and quantify the effects of the topical skin adhesive 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, used as the final layer of site closure in patients undergoing CABG surgery, on the incidence of post-operative SSI.

Surgical site infection: incidence and impact on hospital utilization and treatment costs.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are serious operative complications that occur in approximately 2% of surgical procedures and account for some 20% of health care-associated infections.

Methods: SSI was identified based on the presence of ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 998.59 in hospital discharge records for 7 categories of surgical procedures: neurological; cardiovascular; colorectal; skin, subcutaneous tissue, and breast; gastrointestinal; orthopedic; and obstetric and gynecologic.