Table 4. Frequency of hip and knee surgical site infections by year and infection type, 2019–2023.
| Year | Deep incisional SSI | Organ/space SSI | All cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | |
| Hip arthroplasty | |||||
| 2019 | 52 | 49.5 | 53 | 50.5 | 105 |
| 2020 | 22 | 44.9 | 27 | 55.1 | 49 |
| 2021 | 44 | 49.4 | 45 | 50.6 | 89 |
| 2022 | 48 | 46.2 | 56 | 53.9 | 104 |
| 2023 | 46 | 54.1 | 39 | 45.9 | 85 |
| Overall | 212 | 49.1 | 220 | 50.9 | 432 |
| Knee arthroplasty | |||||
| 2019 | 27 | 50.9 | 26 | 49.1 | 53 |
| 2020 | 14 | 37.8 | 23 | 62.2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 23 | 62.2 | 14 | 37.8 | 37 |
| 2022 | 33 | 54.1 | 28 | 45.9 | 61 |
| 2023 | 34 | 46.0 | 40 | 54.1 | 74 |
| Overall | 131 | 50.0 | 131 | 50.0 | 262 |
Abbreviation: SSI, surgical site infection