Table 1.
Comparison of infected versus control women post-CS
| CS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Infected cases (152) | Controls (2280)a | P Value |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Surgery class | |||
| Clean | 19 (12.5) | 196 (8.6) | 0.101 |
| Clean contaminated | 133 (87.5) | 2084 (91.4) | |
| Risk score | |||
| 0 | 136 (89.5) | 2016 (88.4) | 0.691 |
| 1 | 16 (10.5) | 264 (11.6) | |
| ASAb score | |||
| 1 | 103 (67.8) | 1370 (60.0) | 0.151 |
| 2 | 49 (32.2) | 904 (39.6) | |
| 3 | 0 | 6 (0.3) | |
| Duration of surgery (minutes ± s.d.c) | 40.65 ± 14.75 | 41.1 ± 17.8 | 0.755 |
CS: cesarean section.
a
Data available for control cases in 2016 only.
b
American Society of Anesthesiologists.
c
Standard deviation.