By IDSE News Staff
One in 5 older adults develops an infection up to six months after cardiac surgery—especially women—according to studies led by Michigan Medicine (J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2025 Jan 15:S0022-5223[25]00017-0).
The two studies examined thousands of cases involving Medicare beneficiaries who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement. They found that women had a 60% greater odds of developing postoperative infections, with the three