Preparing for and Starting an Adult ECLS Program (EP Video)

Guidelines recommend antibiotic prophylaxis 60 minutes before skin incision; however, it is unclear whether more precise timing would further reduce sternal wound infection. Our objectives were to examine the relationship between antibiotic timing and infection, test potential efficacy of optimal antibiotic timing in preventing infection, and determine whether patient comorbidity is related to timing and infection.

For patients with diabetes and advanced coronary artery disease, CABG was superior to PCI in that it significantly reduced rates of death and myocardial infarction, with a higher rate of stroke.