Table 3.
Predictors of SSI development in surgery patients in TASH (N = 131)
| Variables | Surgical site infection | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N (%) 27 (20.6) |
104 (79.4%) | ||||
| Preoperative blood transfusion | |||||
| Yes | 10 (33.3%) | 20 (66.7%) | 2.47 (0.98–6.21) | 1.34 (0.45–4.02) | 0.602 |
| No | 17 (16.8%) | 84 (83.2%) | 1 | ||
| Cigarette smoking | |||||
| Yes | 8 (36.4%) | 14 (63.6%) | 2.71 (0.1–7.36) | 0.80 (0.23–2.80) | 0.725 |
| No | 19 (17.4%) | 90 (82.6%) | 1 | ||
| Alcohol | |||||
| Yes | 18 (43.9%) | 23 (56.1%) | 7.04 (2.78–17.75) | 7.70 (2.56–23.13) | 0.000 |
| No | 14 (14.74% | 81 (85.26%) | 1 | ||
| Wound class | |||||
| Clean | 6 (13.95%) | 37 (86.05%) | 0.27 (0.05–1.44) | 0.53 (0.07–4.08) | 0.543 |
| Clean contaminated | 16 (25%) | 48 (75%) | 0.56 (0.12–2.59) | 1.04 (0.16–6.57) | 0.966 |
| Contaminated | 2 (12.5%) | 14 (97.5%) | 0.24 (0.03–1.87) | 0.67 (0.06–7.24) | 0.745 |
| Dirty | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) | 1 | ||
| Previous surgery | |||||
| Yes | 12 (36.4%) | 21 (63.6%) | 3.16 (1.29–7.76) | 3.22 (1.14–9.13) | 0.028 |
| No | 15 (15.3%) | 83 (84.7%) | 1 | ||
| Duration of surgery (h) | |||||
| > 1 | 19 (24.1%) | 60 (75.9%) | 1.81 (0.73–4.51) | 2.16 (0.72–6.48) | 0.169 |
| ≤ 1 | 8 (15.4%) | 44 (84.6%) | 1 | ||
AOR adjusted odds ratio, COR crude odds ratio