Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: Patients 18 years of age and older are scheduled for cardiac surgery requiring a sternotomy incision. Exclusion criteria Presence of a concurrent infection and any systemic antibiotic other than those used for perioperative prophylaxis. Patients who died without an infection within thirty days following surgery. Patients who had undergone another procedure through the same incision(s) within a year after enrollment in this study. Patients who are a redo- such as needing debridement or an infection. Patients who have an open chest Patients on ECHMO Patients excessively bleeding Patients who require the surgery as an emergency Patients with a known allergy to silver dressings \-