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. 2014 May 29;25(11):2625–2632. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014010035

Table 1.

Descriptive data for other surgical specialties

Characteristic Orthopedics Urology Vascular Surgery Gastrointestinal Surgery Gynecology
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.

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