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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 7.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Apr 2;130(1):100–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.03.022

Table 5.

Multivariate analysis of perioperative (preoperative, intraoperative, and select postoperative) variables associated with organ/space SSI.

Factor Any organ/space SSI, no. (%) Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P value
Age at surgery, per 10-y increment NA 1.6 (1.2–2.3) .006
Smoking status .01
 No smoking history (n = 914) 24 (2.6) Referent
 Former smoker (n = 357) 6 (1.7) 0.7 (0.3–1.7)
 Current smoker (n = 98) 6 (6.1) 3.5 (1.3–9.6)
Vascular disease .04
 No (n = 1351) 34 (2.5) Referent
 Yes (n = 18) 2 (11.1) 5.1 (1.1–24.5)
Prior MRSA infection .02
 No (n = 1364) 35 (2.6) Referent
 Yes (n = 5) 1 (20.0) 25.3 (1.8–355.3)
EBL (per each doubling), mL NA 1.6 (1.1–2.1) .008
Any lymphadenectomy .03
 No (n = 458) 3 (0.7) Referent
 Yes(n = 911) 33 (3.6) 4.1 (1.2–14.1)
Small- or large-bowel resection <.001
 No (n = 1339) 30 (2.2) Referent
 Yes (n = 30) 6 (20.0) 6.3 (2.1–18.5)

Abbreviations: EBL, estimated blood loss; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; SSI, surgical site infection.