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