Table 2.
Characteristics related to the surgical act in those operated on in the University Clinics of Traumatology and Urology at the CNHU-HKM of Cotonou in 2019.
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of intervention | ||
| Between 1 and 2 h | 55 | 14.82 |
| ≥ 2 h | 316 | 85.18 |
| Postoperative length of stay | ||
| 1 week | 185 | 56.92 |
| 2 weeks | 71 | 21.85 |
| 3 weeks | 29 | 8.92 |
| 4 weeks | 17 | 5.23 |
| ≥5 weeks | 23 | 7.08 |
| Preoperative length of stay | ||
| 1 day | 48 | 14.50 |
| >1 day | 283 | 85.50 |
| Bandage rhythm | ||
| Each day | 326 | 87.87 |
| 1 day of 2 | 37 | 9.97 |
| 1 day of 4 | 8 | 2.16 |
| Shaving of the operating site | ||
| No | 190 | 49.74 |
| Yes | 192 | 50.26 |
| Placement of a urinary catheter | ||
| Yes | 208 | 54.17 |
| No | 176 | 45.83 |
| Placement of an implant or prosthesis | ||
| No | 258 | 67.36 |
| Yes | 125 | 32.64 |
| Installation of a drain | ||
| No | 338 | 88.25 |
| Yes | 45 | 11.75 |
| Patient discharge mode | ||
| Dead | 5 | 1.31 |
| Exeat | 377 | 98.69 |
| Intraoperative antibiotic therapy | ||
| No | 347 | 97.75 |
| Yes | 8 | 2.25 |