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Table 6 Association of surgical site infection and surgical variable among women having obstetric surgery in Assela Teaching Hospital, April, 23, 2015 to September 5, 2015

From: Risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetrics: a retrospective study in an Ethiopian referral hospital

Variable

Category

SSI

Crude OR(95%CI)

Yes

Number (%)

No

Number (%)

Type of Anesthesia

Spinal

30(83.3%)

306(87.9%)

1

General

6(16.7%)

42(12.1%)

1.457(0.573,3.708)

Prior Cesarean section scar

Yes

4(11.1%)

38(10.9%)

1.020(0.342,3.041)

No

32(88.9%)

310(89.1%)

1

Circumstance of Surgery

Emergency

31(86.1%)

313(89.9%)

0.693(0.253,1.898)

Elective

5(13.9%)

35(10.1%)

1

Type of Operation

Cesarean section

32(88.9%)

338(97.1%)

1

Abdominal hysterectomy

3(8.3%)

6(1.7%)

7.922(1.698,36.960)

Uterine Repair

1(2.8%)

4(1.1%)

2.641(0.286,24.340)

Type of Skin Incision

Vertical Incisions

6(16.7%)

14(4%)

4.771(1.709,13.322)

Transverse Incision

30(83.3%)

334(96%)

1

Time of antibiotic admission

With 30 min before surgery

22(61.1%)

252(72.4%)

1

After operation

14(38.9%)

96(27.6%)

0.662(0.138,2.624)

Type of antibiotic

Ampicillin

26(72.2%)

331(95.1%)

1

Ceftriaxone &Metrindazole

10(27.8%)

17(4.9%)

7.489(3.115,18.004)

Intraoperative blood loss

Less than 1000

35(97.2%)

344(98.9%)

1

Greater than 1000

1(2.8%)

4(1.1%)

2.457(0.267,22.595)

Perioperative Blood Transfusion

Yes

7(19.4%)

12(3.4%)

6.759(2.471,18.489)

No

29(80.6%)

336(96.6%)

1

Acute /Chronic medical problem

UTI

0

12(3.4%)

0.000

Pneumonia

1(2.8%)

8(2.3%)

1.282(0.155,10.642

HIV/AIDS

1(2.8%)

3(0.9%)

3.420(0.344,34.021

Diabetes mellitus

4(11.1%)

11(3.2%)

3.731(1.112,12.519)

Other

3(8.3%)

37(10.6%)

0.832(0.240,2.878)

No known illness

27(75%)

277(79.6%)

1