Table 3. Postoperative Outcomes Stratified by SSI Type for Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery at UCLA.
| Outcome | SSI Groupa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No SSI (n = 143) |
Any SSI (n = 58) |
Superficial SSI (n = 28) |
Organ-Space SSI (n = 24) |
|
| Concomitant infectious complications | ||||
| UTI | 7 (4.9) | 7 (12.1) | 4 (14.3) | 3 (12.5) |
| Pneumonia | 2 (1.4) | 2 (3.4) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (4.2) |
| Sepsis | 4 (2.8) | 10 (17.2)b | 3 (10.7) | 7 (29.2)c |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Return to OR | 23 (16.1) | 7 (12.1) | 4 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 8 (7-11) | 9 (8-13) | 9 (8-12) | 12 (7-15)c |
| Readmission | 23 (16.1) | 7 (12.1) | 4 (14.3) | 2 (8.3) |
| Pancreatic fistula | ||||
| None | 127 (88.8) | 31 (53.4)c | 20 (71.4)d | 6 (25)c |
| Grade A | 12 (8.4) | 8 (13.8)c | 4 (14.3)d | 3 (12.5)c |
| Grade B or C | 4 (2.8) | 19 (32.8)c | 4 (14.3)d | 15 (62.5)c |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; OR, operating room; SSI, surgical site infection; UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles; UTI, urinary tract infection.
a
Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as number (percentage) of patients.
b
Indicates P < .01 compared with no SSI.
c
Indicates P < .001 compared with no SSI.
d
Indicates P < .05 compared with no SSI.