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Table 1 Included variables

From: The application of evidence-based measures to reduce surgical site infections during orthopedic surgery - report of a single-center experience in Sweden

Included variables

Numbers of observations

Basic data

 

Type of surgery

69

Length of surgery

69

ASA classification score1

68

Use of WHO checklist (“time out”)

69

Preventive measures in relation to:

 

Prophylactic antibiotics

 

Type

68

The difference in minutes between completed infusion and incision (or application of tourniquet)

59

Normothermia

 

Method used for monitoring body temperature

69

Method used for maintaining normothermia

68

UTC

 

Adherence to aseptic insertion technique

11

The use of an indwelling urinary tract catheter

66

Air cleanliness

 

All hair covered by a surgical hood?

66

Transmission of micro-organisms

 

Adherence to hand hygiene guidelines

 

Correct use of protective gloves

254

  1. 1ASA Physical Status Classification System [53].
  2. ASA Physical Status 1 - A normal healthy patient.
  3. ASA Physical Status 2 - A patient with mild systemic disease.
  4. ASA Physical Status 3 - A patient with severe systemic disease.
  5. ASA Physical Status 4 - A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life.
  6. UTC: Urinary tract catheterization.