Table 1.

Different variables and their p-values in association with post-cranioplasty surgical site infection

Variables	Surgical Site Infection n (%)		Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)	P-value
	Yes	No
Pre-existing Illness
Yes	0 (0)	18 (19)	0.93 (0.88–0.99)	0.588
No	6 (100)	77 (81)
Indication for DC
TBI	5 (83.3)	81 (85.3)	0.82 (0.09–7.96)	0.629
Non-TBI	1 (16.7)	14 (14.7)
Types of DC
Unilateral	3 (50)	76 (80)	4.00 (0.75–21.41)	0.116
Bifrontal	3 (50)	19 (20)
Method of bone storage
Cryopreservation	3 (50)	52 (54.7)	1.2 (0.23–6.30)	0.572
Subcutaneous pocket	3 (50)	43 (45.3)
Repeat operation
Yes	5 (83.3)	26 (27.4)	13 (1.48–119.03)	0.010
No	1 (16.7)	69 (72.6)
Timing of cranioplasty
Early	2 (33.3)	10 (10.5)	0.24 (0.04–1.45)	0.148
Late	4 (66.7)	85 (89.5)
Operating Personnel
Specialist	0 (0)	43 (45.3)	1.1 (1.02–1.22)	0.032
Non-specialist	6 (100)	52 (54.7)