Table 2.
Patient operation characteristics.
| Variables | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient comorbidity | Present | 12 (17.65) |
| Absent | 56 (82.35) | |
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| Nature of operation | Elective | 30 (44.1) |
| Emergency | 38 (55.9) | |
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| Surgical procedure | GI surgery | 21 (30.9) |
| Urologic surgery | 11 (16.2) | |
| Neck surgery | 11 (16.2) | |
| Gynecologic surgery | 10 (14.7) | |
| Orthopedic surgery | 7 (10.3) | |
| Other surgery | 8 (11.8) | |
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| Wound class | Clean | 25 (36.8) |
| Clean-contaminated | 22 (32.4) | |
| Contaminated | 17 (25) | |
| Dirty | 4 (5.9) | |
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| Duration of procedure | ≤1 hr | 43 (63.2) |
| >1 hr | 25 (36.8) | |
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| SSI | Yes | 16 (23.5) |
| No | 52 (76.5) | |
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| Preoperative duration of hospitalization | ≤1 day | 30 (44.1) |
| >1 day | 38 (55.9) | |
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| Postoperative duration of hospitalization | ≤3 days | 37 (54.4) |
| >3 days | 31 (44.6) | |