Work performed in Hospital Irmãos Penteado. Campinas, SP.

O impacto de mudanças nas medidas de prevenção e no tratamento de infecções incisionais em cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio The impact of new preventive measures and treatment of surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass graft surgery Objective: To assess the impact of new preventive measures of surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Method: A retrospective study of 468 patients who underwent CABG surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass was performed. These patients were distributed into two groups: Group A (n=224) and Group B (n=244), respectively before and after a new protocol. The two groups were compared by statistical analysis to determine differences in risk factors