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. 2019 Oct 30;28(1):57–66. doi: 10.1177/2292550319880921

Table 5.

Microsurgery Surgical Site Infection and Related Reoperation Rates Stratified by Operative Time.

Complication Operative Time, hours Number of Cases, n Proportion of Cases, % Occurrence Rate, % P Value
Surgical site infection <6 1433 23.80 4.33
6-8 1677 27.85 4.11 .796
8-10 1521 25.26 5.98 .049a
>10 1389 23.07 7.99 2e10−10b
Related reoperation <6 1433 23.80 9.56
6-8 1677 27.85 11.63 .083
8-10 1521 25.26 12.23 .029a
>10 1389 23.07 17.64 1e10−10b

aP < .05.

bP < .001.