Table 2. Life expectancy of patients with deep-seated postoperative S. aureus infections.
| Characteristic | n = 37a |
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 66 ± 17 |
| Male sex (%) | 19 (51) |
| Hospital department (%) | |
| cardio surgical | 23 (62) |
| orthopedic | 14 (28) |
| Postoperative S. aureus infections, no. (%) | |
| mediastinitis | 18 (49) |
| prosthetic joint infection | 14 (38) |
| other deep-seated infection | 5 (14) |
| In-hospital deaths, no. (%) | 9 (24) |
| Expected survival, mean, years | |
| survivors | 19.83 |
| survivors, discounted | 9.54 |
| non survivors | 15.83 |
| non survivors, discounted | 9.29 |
a
17 patients (46%) are included in estimate of the cost of a postoperative surgical site infection.