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. 2018 Jul 26;9(2):219–230. doi: 10.1177/2192568218786252

Table 3.

Instrumented Deep Surgical Site Infection Rates.

Author Year Instrumented Intervention Patients Instrumented Control Patients Deep SSI rate in Instrumented Intervention Patients Deep SSI Rate in Instrumented Control Patients
Intrawound antibiotics
Garg et al 2018 228 310 3.1% (7/228) 1.9% (6/310)
Thompson et al 2018 104 87 4.8% (5/104) 13.8% (12/87)
Haller et al 2017 169 1028 1.8% (3/169) 3.5% (36/1028)
Hey et al 2017 117 272 0.9% (1/117) 3.7% (10/272)
Liu et al 2015 180 154 2.8% (5/180) 7.1% (11/154)
Hill et al 2014 128 81 0% (0/128) 7.4% (6/81)
Emohare et al 2014 78 122 0% (0/78) 3.3% (4/122)
Theologis et al 2014 151 64 2.7% (4/151) 10.9% (7/64)
Tubaki et al 2013 302 304 2.0% (6/302) 1.6% (5/304)
Strom et al (1)34 2013 79 92 2.5% (2/79) 10.9% (10/92)
Strom et al (2)35 2013 88 77 0% (0/88) 11.7% (9/77)
Pahys et al 2013 172 405 0% (0/172) 1.7% (7/405)
Caroom et al 2013 40 72 0% (0/40) 15.3% (11/72)
Heller et al 2013 342 341 0% (0/342) 3.5% (12/341)
Kim et al 2013 34 40 0% (0/34) 7.5% (3/40)
Sweet et al 2011 911 821 0.2% (2/911) 2.6% (21/821)
Intrawound antiseptics
De Luna et al 2017 25 25 0% (0/25) 12.0% (3/25)
Herwijnen et al 2016 71 15 4.2% (3/71) 20.0% (3/15)
Ulivieri et al 2011 100 95 0% (0/100) 7.4% (7/95)
Chang et al 2006 120 124 0% (0/120) 4.8% (6/124)

Abbreviation: SSI, surgical site infection.