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Appendix 2 Univariate analysis of factors associated with development of SSI

From: Optimal timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in laparoscopic surgery: a before-after study

Variables

No SSI n = 1207

SSI n = 190

P value

Age, median, (IQR) years

66 (52–75)

70 (60–77)

0.001

  < 65, n (%)

554 (45.9)

71 (37.4)

0.028

  ≥ 65, n (%)

653 (54.1)

119 (62.6)

 

Male gender, n (%)

532 (44.1)

74 (39.0)

0.19

Co-morbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus

164 (13.6)

28 (14.7)

0.67

 Chronic lung diseases

57 (4.7)

12 (6.3)

0.35

 Cardiovascular diseases

59 (4.9)

10 (5.3)

0.83

 Hypertension

442 (36.6)

71 (37.4)

0.84

 Dyslipidemia

198 (16.4)

33 (17.4)

0.74

Current smoker, n (%)

560 (46.4)

110 (47.9)

0.003

ASA score, n (%)

 1 no disturbance

250 (20.7)

29 (15.3)

Ref.

 2 mild disturbance

854 (70.8)

144 (75.8)

0.08

 3 severe disturbance

99 (8.2)

17 (9.0)

0.23

 4 life-threatening

4 (0.3)

0 (0)

N/A

Wound class, n (%)

 2 clean-contaminated

1202 (99.6)

188 (99.0)

0.25

 3 contaminated

5 (0.4)

2 (1.1)

0.25

Emergent surgery, n (%)

200 (16.6)

22 (11.6)

0.080

Type of surgery, n (%)

 Cholecystectomy

291 (24.1)

16 (8.4)

Ref.

 Gastrectomy

294 (24.4)

77 (40.5)

< 0.001

 Appendectomy

140 (11.6)

17 (9.0)

0.029

 Colectomy

175 (14.5)

25 (13.2)

0.004

 Proctectomy

306 (25.4)

55 (29.0)

< 0.001

 Cholecystectomy and appendectomy

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

N/A

Operation time, median, (IQR) min

205 (131–285)

273 (197–337)

< 0.001

  < 180, n (%)

502 (41.6)

42 (22.1)

 

  ≥ 180, n (%)

705 (58.4)

148 (77.9)

< 0.001

SAP drip infusion time, median, (IQR) min

18 (14–23)

18 (14–24)

0.97

Time from SAP completion to surgical incision, median, (IQR) min

12 (4–25)

15 (3–31)

0.37

 31–60 min

175 (14.5)

42 (22.2)

Ref.

  < 0 min

143 (11.9)

23 (12.2)

0.16

 0–30 min

861 (71.4)

119 (63.0)

0.005

  > 60 min

26 (2.2)

6 (3.2)

0.52

Intervention status, “yes”

395 (32.7)

60 (31.6)

0.75

  1. NOTE. SSI surgical site infection, IQR interquartile range, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, SAP surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis, N/A not applicable