Validation of a Predictive Scoring System for Deep Sternal Wound Infection after Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting in a Cohort of French Patients

The Gatti score is a weighted scoring system based on risk factors for deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) that was created in an Italian center to predict DSWI risk after bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting. No external evaluation based on validation samples derived from other surgical centers has been performed. The aim of this study is to perform this validation.