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. 2017 Apr 25;41(9):2231–2239. doi: 10.1007/s00268-017-4018-3

Table 2.

Univariable analysis of outcomes

	No antibiotic prophylaxis (n = 2859)	Antibiotic prophylaxis (n = 4468)	P value
Superficial SSI	61 (2.1%)	86 (1.9%)	0.550
Deep SSI	38 (1.3%)	102 (2.3%)	0.004
All-cause readmissions	182 (6.4%)	300 (6.7%)	0.595
All-cause complications	236 (8.3%)	478 (10.7%)	<0.001
All re-interventions^a	126 (4.4%)	290 (6.5%)	<0.001
Post-operative antibiotics	118 (4.1%)	271 (6.1%)	<0.001

p Values from Chi-square tests

^aComposite outcome combining post-operative antibiotics, radiological drainage, re-laparoscopy and laparotomy

SSI surgical site infection