Table 3.
Characteristics of surgical site infections (SSIs) and incidence rates associated with procedure types.
| Type of SSIs n = 493 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SSI-D: Deep incisional n = 346 | 70.2% | |
| SSI-O: Organ/space n = 69 | 14.0% | |
| SSI-S: Superficial incisional n = 78 | 15.8% | |
| Total | 100% | |
| Type of Procedures | No. SSI | Incidence (%) |
| Ventricular shunt implantation n = 115 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Spinal immobilization n = 953 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Knee prosthesis n = 271 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Hip prosthesis n = 1016 | 16 | 1.6 |
| Open reposition of long bone fractures n = 1079 | 15 | 1.4 |
| Oncological breast surgery n = 606 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Oncological colon surgery n = 749 | 15 | 2.0 |
| Laminectomy n = 2032 | 14 | 0.7 |
| Craniotomy n = 1049 | 19 | 1.8 |
| Appendectomy n = 384 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Cholecystectomy n = 1872 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Caesarean sections n = 2083 | 2 | 0.1 |