Celik, MehmetAygun, FatihOzkan, Murat2022-09-132022-09-1320210886-0440http://hdl.handle.net/11727/7721Objective The present study aimed to compare the rate of wound site infection in patients <1 year of age who underwent sternotomy using electrocautery, a routinely performed procedure in our clinic, with those reported in the literature. Methods This double-center study included patients In our study, seven patients developed SSI, which was superficial in six (1.3%) patients and in the form of mediastinitis in one (0.2%) patient. Conclusion Sternotomy with electrocautery, which we consider an easy and safe method, was also not found to be statistically different from the other methods in terms of SWI.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesscongenital heart diseaseelectrocauteryinfectionsternotomyArticle367233623410006431316000012-s2.0-85104849761