Table 3. Postoperative Antibiotics and 30-Day Complications.
| Characteristic | Patients, No./Total No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nasal Procedures | Oculoplastic Procedures | |
| Perioperative antibiotics | 122 017/220 433 (55.3) | 10 799/73 606 (14.7) |
| Superficial wound infection | ||
| No perioperative antibioticsa | 2752/98 416 (2.8) | 942/62 807 (1.5) |
| Perioperative antibioticsb | 945/122 017 (0.8) | 57/10 799 (0.5) |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)c | 0.289 (0.237-0.355)d | 0.304 (0.108-0.620)d |
| Deep wound infection | ||
| No perioperative antibioticsa | 456/98 416 (0.5) | 201/62 807 (0.3) |
| Perioperative antibioticsb | 290/122 017 (0.2) | 20/10 799 (0.2) |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)c | 0.631 (0.480-0.842)d | 0.401 (0.250-0.612)d |
| Wound healing complication | ||
| No perioperative antibioticsa | 556/98 416 (0.6) | 276/62 807 (0.4) |
| Perioperative antibioticsb | 196/122 017 (0.2) | 51/10 799 (0.5) |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)c | 0.301 (0.217-0.416)d | 1.127 (0.835-1.520) |
| Hospital admission | ||
| No perioperative antibioticsa | 4287/98 416 (4.4) | 1421/62 807 (2.23) |
| Perioperative antibioticsb | 1579122 017 (1.3) | 185/10 799 (1.7) |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)c | 0.305 (0.288-0.323)d | 0.790 (0.677-0.922)d |
| Any complication | ||
| No perioperative antibioticsa | 5629/98 416 (5.7) | 1773/62 807 (2.8) |
| Perioperative antibioticsb | 2408/122 017 (2.0) | 262/10 799 (2.4) |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)c | 0.314 (0.297-0.332)d | 0.898 (0.787-1.024) |
a
The denominator is the number of patients in each procedure class who did not receive postoperative antibiotics.
b
The denominator is the number of patients in each procedure class who received postoperative antibiotics.
c
Representing the odds of developing a complication in patients receiving postoperative antibiotics vs those who did not.
d
P < .05.