Table 4. Case series of patients with surgical site infections.
No. | Age | ISS | DM | Pelvic binder | Pelvic EF | Time from PPP to second look (hours) | RBC transfusion (total) | Post-admission SSI identification timing | Organism | Mortality |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 51 | 38 | X | O | O | 57 | 8 | 5 | MRSA | X |
2 | 62 | 38 | X | O | O | 42 | 4 | 12 | Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes | X |
3 | 79 | 38 | X | X | O | 72 | 8 | 6 | Enterococcus faecalis, MDR AB (p) | O |
4 | 70 | 35 | O | X | X | 48 | 11 | 8 | Enterococcus caseliflavus | X |
5 | 35 | 35 | X | O | O | 26 | 7 | Escherichia coli | X |
AB, Acinetobacter baumannii; DM, diabetes mellitus; EF, external fixation; MDR, multi-drug resistant; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; RBCs, red blood cells; SSI, surgical site infection