Table 1 Patients’ main characteristics (gender, age, weight) and preoperative data (wound class, type of procedure) pre- and post-intervention periods
Patient’s characteristics | Pre-intervention (n = 394) | Post-intervention (n = 372) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 122 (31%) | 111 (29%) |
Female | 272 (69%) | 267 (70%) |
Median age (min-max) | 5 (0–17) | 5 (0–17) |
Body weight (kg) | 20 (2.3–74) | 19 (2.1–72) |
Wound class | ||
Clean (C) | 300 (76.1%) | 301 (80.9%) |
Clean contaminated (CC) | 63 (16%) | 52 (14%) |
Contaminated (CO) | 31 (7.9%) | 19 (5.1%) |
Dirty-infected (D) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Type of procedure | ||
Appendectomy | 24 (6.1%) | 21 (5.7%) |
Gastrointestinal/liver-biliary tract | 42 (10.7%) | 31 (8.3%) |
Head and neck | 53 (13.5%) | 71 (19.1%) |
Inguinal/scrotum | 69 (17.5%) | 57 (15.3%) |
Pediatric Gynaecology | 6 (1.5%) | 9 (2.4%) |
Skin/soft tissue | 44 (11.2%) | 30 (8.1%) |
Umbilical hernia/abdominal wall hernia | 75 (19%) | 74 (19.9%) |
Thoracic | 16 (4%) | 28 (7.5%) |
Urologic | 17 (4.2%) | 12 (3.2%) |
Other | 49 (12.3%) | 39 (10.5%) |