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Table 3 Descriptive data and bivariate analyses of surgical risk factors associated with SSI

From: Incidence, root causes, and outcomes of surgical site infections in a tertiary care hospital in Rwanda: a prospective observational cohort study

 

Total (%) (n = 294)

N (%) With SSI (n = 34)

N (%) Without SSI (n = 260)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

ASA score

 ASA I

211 (71.8)

15 (7.1)

196 (92.9)

Reference

 

 ASA II-IV

83 (28.2)

19 (22.9)

64 (77.1)

3.9 (1.9–8.1)

< 0.001

Wound class

 Clean and clean-contaminated

286 (97.3)

30 (10.5)

256 (89.5)

Reference

 

 Contaminated and dirty

8 (2.7)

4 (50)

4 (50)

8.5 (2–35.9)

0.001

Grade of surgeon

 Surgeon

211 (71.8)

19 (9)

192 (91)

Reference

 

 Resident

83 (28.2)

15 (18.1)

68 (88.9)

2.2 (1.1–4.6)

0.029

Time of prophylaxis

 ≤ 15 min

41 (13.9)

4 (9.8)

37 (90.2)

NA

0.653

 15–30 min

248 (84.4)

30 (12.1)

218 (87.9)

 

 30 min-1 h

5 (1.7)

0 (0)

5 (100)

 

Duration of surgery (hours)

 <  2

181 (61.6)

15 (8.3)

166 (91.7)

Reference

 

 ≥ 2

113 (38.4)

19 (16.8)

94 (83.2)

2.2 (1.1–4.6)

0.026

Transfusion

 No

266 (90.5)

23 (8.6)

243 (91.4)

  

 Yes

28 (9.5)

11 (39.3)

17 (60.7)

6.8 (2.9–16.3)

< 0.001

Number of staff in the room

 ≤ 6

150 (51)

18 (12)

132 (88)

NA

 

 > 6

144 (49)

16 (11.1)

128 (88.9)

NA

0.812

Hospital stay post-operatively (days)

 ≤ 14

246 (84)

7 (2.8)

239 (97.2)

Reference

 

 > 14

47 (16)

26 (55.3)

21 (44.7)

42.3 (16.4–108.9)

< 0.001