Open Reduction Internal Fixation Poststernotomy Mediastinitis

Table 6

There are more complications in the control group including 1 seroma, 1 hematoma, 4 recurrent infections, and one mortality as compared to only 1 hematoma in the ORIF experimental group.

Complication	Control	ORIF
	Number of patients (%)	Number of patients (%)
Hematoma	1 (3%)	1 (19%)
Seroma	1 (3%)	0 (0%)
Recurrent sternal wound dehiscence	4 (14)	0 (0)
Death	1 (3%)	0 (0%)