Assessment of the Association of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Skeletonization and Sternal Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Skeletonization is associated with a significant protective effect with regard to sternal infection after coronary artery bypass graft surgery with BITA. Being female is a major risk factor for infection, and the risk is not modified significantly with a strategy of skeletonization in women.