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. 2019 May 24;116(21):365–371. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0365

Table 3. Rates of A1 surgical site infections within the subgroups defined according to the site of the surgery.

Total Lower GI tract Upper GI tract Hepatobiliary/pancreatic
A1 SSI
(total)		 42/280
(15.0%) 		32/165
(19.4%)		 2/44
(4.6%) 		8/71
(11.3%)
A1 SSI
suture group 		19/141
(13.5%) 		16/84
(19.0%)		 0/22
(0.0%) 		3/35
(8.6%)
A1 SSI
staples group		 23/139
(16.6%) 		16/81
(19.8%)		 2/22
(9.1%) 		5/36
(13.9%)
Odds ratio
[95% CI] for A1 SSI		 0.79
[0.41; 1.52] 		0.96
[0.44; 2.07]		 Not defined 0.58
[0.13; 2.64]

GI tract, gastrointestinal tract; SSI, superficial site infection;

95% CI, 95% confidence interval