Infections after surgery result from harmful germs, with Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Pseudomonas bacteria being the most common culprits. "SSIs, and specifically DSWIs [deep sternal wound ...

a piece of the sternum was dead and no longer attached; it was acting as a nidus for infection to hide. Because of this floating fragment, the wound would continually fester. Zeke would require a ...