Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study cohort.
| Variable | Patient (N = 192) | Patient (%) | SSI (N = 12) | SSI (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range) | 4.7 mo (0–17.7 yr) | 3.0 yr (1.8 mo−17.1 yr) | 0.009 | ||
| Male | 113 | 59 | 9 | 75 | 0.365 |
| Race | 0.0592 | ||||
| White | 128 | 67 | 5 | 42 | 0.058 |
| Black | 37 | 19 | 4 | 34 | 0.251 |
| Hispanic | 18 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0.312 |
| Asian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.121 |
| Other | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Co-morbidities/Exposures | |||||
| Proton Pump Inhibitor | 37 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 0.704 |
| Hyperglycemia | 37 | 19 | 5 | 42 | 0.042 |
| Immunocompromised | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Steroids | 19 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0.337 |
| Prematurity | 90 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 0.143 |
| Obese (BMI >30) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.063 |
| Beta-Lactam Allergy Reported | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0.484 |
| Previous hospitalizations within the year | 62 | 32 | 5 | 42 | 0.473 |
| Median Duration of Surgical Hospitalization | 13 (1–511) days | 19 (3–92) days | 0.526 | ||
| Median Surgery Duration (range) | 92 (20–579) min | 112.5 (76–206) min | 0.037 | ||
| Urgency | <0.001 | ||||
| Elective | 175 | 91 | 7 | 58 | <0.001 |
| Emergent | 17 | 9 | 5 | 42 | <0.001 |
| Surgery Type | |||||
| Appendectomy | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Small Bowel Resection | 33 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 0.020 |
| Colon/Rectal resection | 84 | 44 | 8 | 67 | 0.134 |
| Chait Cecostomy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Soave | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Duodenal atresia repair | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.604 |
| Ostomy formation/revision | 67 | 35 | 4 | 33 | 1.000 |
| Ostomy closure | 66 | 34 | 3 | 25 | 0.550 |
| Exploratory laparotomy | 54 | 28 | 8 | 67 | 0.005 |
| Gastrostomy tube placement/Revision | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Other | 43 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 0.733 |
| Wound Classification | 0.0005 | ||||
| Clean-contaminated | 130 | 68 | 3 | 25 | 0.002 |
| Contaminated | 33 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 1.000 |
| Dirty | 29 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 0.000016 |
| ASA Class | 0.549 | ||||
| I | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.409 |
| II | 80 | 42 | 5 | 42 | 1.000 |
| III | 84 | 44 | 6 | 50 | 0.652 |
| IV | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.618 |