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Appendix 3 Subgroup analysis of different types of SSI

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

 

No SSI

(n = 1207)

Superficial SSI

(n = 113)

Deep and organ space SSI

(n = 77)

P value

No SSI vs superficial SSI

No SSI vs deep and organ space SSI

Age, median, (IQR) years

66 (52–75)

67 (53–76)

72 (64–78)

0.49

< 0.001

 < 65, n (%)

554 (45.9)

50 (44.3)

21 (27.3)

0.74

0.018

 ≥ 65, n (%)

653 (54.1)

63 (55.7)

56 (72.7)

  

Male gender, n (%)

532 (44.1)

57 (50.4)

17 (22.1)

0.19

< 0.001

Co-morbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus

164 (13.6)

13 (11.5)

15 (19.5)

0.53

0.15

 Chronic lung diseases

57 (4.7)

6 (5.3)

6 (7.8)

0.78

0.23

 Cardiovascular diseases

59 (4.9)

7 (6.2)

3 (3.9)

0.54

0.69

 Hypertension

442 (36.6)

38 (33.6)

33 (42.9)

0.53

0.27

 Dyslipidemia

198 (16.4)

19 (16.8)

14 (18.2)

0.91

0.68

Current smoker, n (%)

560 (46.4)

58 (51.3)

52 (67.5)

0.32

< 0.001

ASA score, n (%)

 1 (no disturbance)

250 (20.7)

22 (19.5)

7 (9.1)

Ref.

Ref.

 2 (mild disturbance)

854 (70.8)

82 (72.6)

62 (80.5)

0.73

0.02

 3 (severe disturbance)

99 (8.2)

9 (8.0)

8 (10.4)

0.94

0.05

 4 (life-threatening)

4 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

Wound class, n (%)

 2 clean-contaminated

1202 (99.6)

112 (99.1)

76 (98.7)

0.48

0.27

 3 contaminated

5 (0.4)

1 (0.9)

1 (1.3)

0.48

0.27

Emergent surgery, n (%)

200 (16.6)

16 (14.2)

6 (7.8)

0.51

0.04

Type of surgery, n (%)

 Cholecystectomy

291 (24.1)

11 (9.7)

5 (6.5)

Ref.

Ref.

 Gastrectomy

294 (24.4)

28 (24.8)

49 (63.6)

0.011

< 0.001

 Appendectomy

140 (11.6)

14 (12.4)

3 (3.9)

0.019

0.77

 Colectomy

175 (14.5)

16 (14.2)

9 (11.7)

0.028

0.05

 Proctectomy

306 (25.4)

44 (38.9)

11 (14.3)

< 0.001

0.18

 Cholecystectomy and appendectomy

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

N/A

N/A

Operation time, median, (IQR) min

205 (131–285)

229 (164–296)

325 (271–399)

0.015

< 0.001

  < 180, n (%)

502 (41.6)

33 (29.2)

9 (11.7)

0.01

< 0.001

  ≥ 180, n (%)

705 (58.4)

80 (70.8)

68 (88.3)

  

SAP drip infusion time, median, (IQR) min

18 (14–23)

18 (14–25)

17 (13–22)

0.52

0.46

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

12 (4–25)

14 (2–31)

17 (6–29)

0.39

0.69

Time windows, n (%)

 31–60 min

175 (14.5)

24 (21.2)

18 (23.4)

Ref.

Ref.

 < 0 min

143 (11.9)

18 (15.9)

5 (6.5)

0.80

0.04

 0–30 min

861 (71.4)

65 (57.5)

54 (70.1)

0.02

0.08

 > 60 min

26 (2.2)

6 (5.3)

0 (0)

0.30

N/A

Intervention status, “yes”

395 (32.7)

35 (31.0)

25 (32.5)

0.70

0.83

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