Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and preoperative status of study patients

SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; SOT, solid organ transplantation; HS, hospital stay; Hb, hemoglobin; SSI, surgical site infection.

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD, number (percent), or median (interquartile range).

^aStudent's t-test.

^bMann-Whitney U test.

^cFisher's Exact Test.