Figure Legends
Figure 1 . Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of entire cohort with
a deep sternal wound infection with 95% confidence banks.
Figure 2. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis after deep sternal
wound infection, stratified by time of onset after cardiac surgery,
(<31 days, solid line) versus late (>30 days,
dashed line).
Figure 3. Forest plot of multivariable logistic regression
model of late (>30 days) or early (≤ 30 days) onset of deep
sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery. Odds ratio (OR)
> 1.0 favors late infection (bars represent 95% confidence
intervals).
Figure 4. Forest plot of propensity adjusted multivariable
analysis of mortality. Hazard ratio (HR >1.0 associated
with increased mortality (bars represent 95% confidence intervals).
Abbreviations: NPWT = negative pressure wound therapy.