Table 3.
Bivariate analysis of preincision antibiotic prophylaxis, adjunctive azithromycin for unscheduled cesarean delivery, and 3 g cefazolin in morbidly obese women.
Characteristic | Preincision prophylaxis (%) | P value | Azithromycin use in intrapartum cesarean delivery (%) | P value | 3 g cefazolin in morbidly obese women (%) | P value |
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Administration frequency of obstetric anesthesia | <0.0001 | 0.2286 | 0.6520 | |||
Very rarely (only a few times a year) | 15/20 (75.0%) | 1/20 (5.0%) | 10/20 (50.0%) | |||
Rarely (less than once a month) | 31/38 (81.6%) | 3/38 (7.9%) | 13/38 (34.2%) | |||
Occasionally (a few times a month) | 453/475 (95.4%) | 46/475 (9.7%) | 202/475 (42.5%) | |||
Very often (several times a week) | 663/690 (96.1%) | 91/690 (13.2%) | 284/690 (41.2%) | |||
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Region in the United States | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
Northeast | 240/248 (96.8%) | 27/248 (10.9%) | 97/248 (39.1%) | |||
Southeast | 219/233 (94.0%) | 20/233 (8.6%) | 86/233 (36.9%) | |||
Midwest | 238/245 (97.1%) | 41/245 (16.7%) | 123/244 (50.4%) | |||
Southwest | 116/118 (98.3%) | 18/118 (15.3%) | 57/118 (48.3%) | |||
West | 235/241 (97.5%) | 32/241 (13.3%) | 117/241 (48.6%) | |||
Other | 114/138 (82.6%) | 3/138 (2.2%) | 29/138 (21.0%) | |||
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Years in practice | 0.0025 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |||
Currently training | 4/4 (100.0%) | 2/4 (50.0%) | 3/4 (75.0%) | |||
<5 years | 106/107 (99.1%) | 26/107 (24.3%) | 68/107 (63.6%) | |||
5–15 years | 450/464 (97.0%) | 68/464 (14.7%) | 217/464 (46.8%) | |||
More than 15 years | 601/647 (92.9%) | 45/647 (7.0%) | 221/647 (34.2%) | |||
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Institutional annual number of cesarean deliveries | 0.0043 | <0.0001 | 0.0041 | |||
<100 | 70/81 (86.4%) | 2/81 (2.5%) | 24/81 (29.6%) | |||
100–500 | 499/523 (95.4%) | 45/523 (8.6%) | 202/523 (38.6%) | |||
>500 | 593/619 (95.8%) | 94/619 (15.2%) | 283/619 (45.7%) |