Table 1.
Descriptive data for other surgical specialties
Characteristic | Orthopedics | Urology | Vascular Surgery | Gastrointestinal Surgery | Gynecology | |||||
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Before Intervention | After Intervention | Before Intervention | After Intervention | Before Intervention | After Intervention | Before Intervention | After Intervention | Before Intervention | After Intervention | |
Recommended antibiotics (dose) | Cefuroxime (1.5 g) | Flucloxacillin (1 g)×2 plus gentamicin (4 mg/kg) | Coamoxiclav (1.2 g) | Gentamicin (4 mg/kg) | Coamoxiclav (1.2 g) | Flucloxacillin (1 g)×2 plus metronidazole (500 mg)±gentamicin (4 mg/kg) | Coamoxiclav (1.2 g) | Metronidazole (500 mg) plus gentamicin (4 mg/kg) | Coamoxiclav (1.2 g) | Metronidazole (500 mg) plus gentamicin (4 mg/kg) |
Patients (n) | 3674 | 3992 | 421 | 402 | 358 | 362 | 1599 | 1672 | 176 | 227 |
Age (yr) | 71.2 (13.5) | 70.7 (13.9) | 71.4 (12.5) | 70.0 (13.1) | 70.0 (11.3) | 69.0 (12.9) | 62.1 (15.9) | 61.8 (16.3) | 54.9 (13.7) | 53.5 (13.7) |
Baseline SCr (µmol/L) | 79.0 (66.0, 94.0) | 75.0 (62.0, 90.0) | 92.0 (77.0, 114.0) | 90.0 (74.0, 114.0) | 89.5 (75.0, 113.0) | 84.0 (67.0, 108.0) | 75.0 (62.0, 89.0) | 71.0 (60.0, 85.0) | 71.0 (61.0, 83.0) | 65.0 (58.0, 75.0) |
Sex (%) | ||||||||||
Women | 2359 (64.2) | 2451 (61.4) | 101 (24.0) | 87 (21.6) | 117 (32.7) | 241 (67.3) | 953 (57.0) | 902 (56.4) | 176 (100) | 227 (100) |
Men | 1315 (35.8) | 1541 (38.6) | 320 (76.0) | 315 (78.4) | 241 (67.3) | 234 (64.6) | 719 (43.0) | 697 (43.6) | 0 | 0 |
SIMD (%) | ||||||||||
1–3 | 706 (19.4) | 788 (20.0) | 88 (21.2) | 108 (27.2) | 111 (31.2) | 104 (29.0) | 402 (24.4) | 352 (22.4) | 40 (23.0) | 59 (26.0) |
4–7 | 1616 (44.5) | 1716 (43.6) | 176 (42.4) | 161 (40.6) | 143 (40.2) | 151 (42.1) | 682 (41.4) | 676 (43.1) | 70 (40.2) | 100 (44.1) |
8–10 | 1311 (36.1) | 1429 (36.3) | 151 (36.4) | 128 (32.2) | 102 (28.7) | 104 (29.0) | 565 (34.3) | 541 (34.5) | 64 (36.8) | 68 (30.0) |
CCI (%) | ||||||||||
Low (0 or 1) | 3494 (95.1) | 3774 (94.5) | 206 (48.9) | 230 (57.2) | 244 (68.2) | 236 (65.2) | 951 (59.5) | 1040 (62.2) | 122 (69.3) | 152 (67.0) |
Medium (2) | 121 (3.3) | 145 (3.6) | 185 (43.9) | 128 (31.8) | 68 (19.0) | 73 (20.2) | 432 (27.0) | 425 (25.4) | 45 (25.6) | 65 (28.6) |
High (≥3) | 59 (1.6) | 73 (1.8) | 30 (7.1) | 44 (10.9) | 46 (12.8) | 53 (14.6) | 216 (13.5) | 207 (12.4) | 9 (5.1) | 10 (4.4) |
Data are presented as the mean (SD) or median (IQR). SCr, serum creatinine; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.