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. 2020 Nov 5;46(11-12):387–397. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v46i1112a05

Table 5. Cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgical site infection rates per 100 surgeries by hospital type, 2009–2018.

Year Rate/100 surgeries
Adult and mixed hospitals Paediatric hospitals All hospitals
2009 2.9 2.8 2.9
2010 3.2 3.9 3.5
2011 5.0 6.3 5.7
2012 2.5 3.9 3.2
2013 2.6 2.8 2.7
2014 1.6 2.6 2.0
2015 3.3 2.1 2.7
2016 4.4 2.4 3.3
2017 4.6 3.2 3.9
2018 2.4 2.3 2.4
Overall 3.2 3.3 3.2