Table 6.
The association between selected risk factors and surgical site infections.
| Variable | Frequency | OR (95% CI) | p value | ||
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| Yes | No | ||||
| Duration of procedure | ≤1 hr | 9 | 34 | Reference | 0.029 |
| >1 hr | 7 | 18 | 2.125 (0.659-6.428) | ||
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| Wound classification | Clean | 3 | 22 | Reference | 0.002 |
| Clean-contaminated | 5 | 17 | 1.833 (0.204-16.512) | ||
| Contaminated | 6 | 11 | 3.4 (0.377-30.655) | ||
| Dirty | 2 | 2 | 7.33 (0.734-73.248) | ||
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| Comorbid condition | No | 11 | 45 | Reference | 0.000 |
| Yes | 5 | 7 | 5 (0.796-13.325) | ||
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| Timing of prophylaxis administration | Pre | 4 | 22 | Reference | 0.00 |
| Early | 1 | 6 | 3.692 (0.373-36.567) | ||
| Peri | 0 | 5 | 3.385 (0.85-13.484) | ||
| Post | 8 | 21 | 9.94 (0.95-18.34) | ||
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| Prophylaxis | Yes | 13 | 46 | Reference | 0.00 |
| No | 3 | 6 | 2.000 (0.388-8.06) | ||