Table 2.
Selected studies summary – supplementary
| Source | Wounds classified post op | Hospitals surveyed | Type of hospital | Number of patients | Impact of SSI – cost/length of stay | Re‐admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klavs et al. (60) | N/S | 19 | Acute care | 6695 | N/S | N/S |
| Lizioli et al. (46) | N/S | 88 | Public | 18 667 | N/S | N/S |
| Rios et al. (10) | N/S | 1 | Private | 43 | Yes | N/S |
| SCIEH (61) | N/S | 16 acute trusts – i.e. group of hospitals | Acute care | 7923 | N/S | Yes |
| Eriksen et al. (62) | N/S | 45 | Somatic | 35 712 | No | No |
| Gikas et al. (45) | N/S | 14 | Hospital/regional | 3925 | N/S | No |
| Lallemand et al. (63) | Probably | 18 | Various | 474 | No | No |
| Steinbrecher et al. (64) | N/S | 132 surgical units in 89 hospitals | N/S | 71 038 | N/S | N/S |
| Thibon et al. (35) | N/S | 25 units of 10 institutions | N/S | 3705 | N/S | N/S |
| Astagneau et al. (7) | N/S | 221 surgical wards | Teaching, general public and private | 38 973 | Yes | N/S |
| Azzam and Dramaix (65) | N/S | 14 | Public acute or private | 834 | Yes (but HAI in general) | N/S |
| de Boer et al. (66) | N/S | 63 – voluntary basis | Various | 36 629 | N/S | No |
| Mintjes de‐Groot et al. (67) | N/S | 16 ICUs | ICU ward | 2795 | N/S | No |
| Plowman et al. (6) | No | 1 | District general | 3980 | Yes for HAI | No |
| Reilly et al. (28) | Probably – at postoperative wound audit clinics | 1 | N/S | 2202 | Yes | Yes |
| Stockley et al. (34) | No | 1 | District general | 618 complete follow‐up selected for method reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Andersen et al. (69) | N/S | 14 – varied over 3 years | Two regional — 14 other | 32 248 | No | Yes due to HAI — most frequent deep‐seated SSI |
| FPSSG (13) | N/S | 830 | 88% public | 236 334 | No | No |
| Geubbels et al. (14) | N/S | 38 | Acute care | 18 063 | Yes | No |
| Mintjes‐de Groot et al. (70) | N/S | 1 | Acute care | 75 517 | N/S | No |
| Pavia et al. (71) | No | 4 | Public acute care | 880 | No | No |
| Asensio and Torres (29) | N/S | 1 | Teaching | 701 | Yes | Yes |
| Golliot et al. (72) | N/S | 120 surgical units | N/S | 16 506 | No | No |
| Pittet et al. (73) | No | 4 | University | 1349 | Yes for HAI | No |
| Scheel and Stormark (47) | No | 71/76 | Various – teaching, county; local, specialised | 12 755 | No | No |
| Vaqué et al. (12) | No | 214 | Acute care – defined by bed size | 51 674 | No | No |
| Frankart et al. (74) | N/S | N/S | University of Geneva associated hospitals | 994 | N/S | N/S |
| Gastmeier et al. (30) (NIDEP) | N/S | 72 | Selected – acute care | 14 996 | N/S | No |
| Cainzos et al. (75) | N/S | 8 | N/S | 280 | Yes | No |
| Medina et al. (76) | N/S | 1 | Tertiary | 497 | N/S | No |
| Rüden et al. (15) (NIDEP) | No | 72 | Selected acute care | 14 966 | No | No |
| Emmerson et al. (11) | N/S | 157 | District general (103); teaching, 0private, other | 37 111 | No | No |
| Kampf et al. (31) (NIDEP) | N/S | 72 | 72 – selected acute care | 5377 | No | No |
| Ronveaux et al. (8) | Probably – N/S | 57 | Acute care | 16 799 – (total days of observation 230 524) | Yes | No |
| Vaqué et al. (50) | No | 186 (with 74 having participated every year) | Various acute care –defined by bed size | 49 689 | No | No |
| Erbaydar et al. (77) | N/S | 1 | University | 1482 | Yes | Hospital associated |
| Sartor et al. (78) | No | 8 | University‐affiliated | 1220; 1389 | No | No |
| Byrne et al. (52) | N/S | 1 | N/S | 3489 | Yes | N/S |
| Mertens et al. (79) | Probably – N/S | 85 of 218 invited; 62 choosing the SSI study | Acute care | 10 357 operations | Yes | No |
| Poulsen et al. (80) | N/S | 1 | N/S | 8996; 10 surgical groups– 4515 for matched cohort study | Yes | Yes |
| Coello et al. (5) | N/S | 1 | District general | 67 | Yes | N/S |
| Vegas et al. (81) | ||||||
| Aavitsland et al. (82) | N/S | 76/84 | Somatic/acute care – four speciality | 14 977 | No | No |
| Kappstein et al. (83) | N/S | 1 | University | 569 enrolled | Yes | No |
| Kappstein et al. (84) | ||||||
| Moro et al. (49) | No | 2 | Acute care/university | 1452 | N/S | No |
| Di Palo (85) | N/S | 1 | University | 7000 | N/S | N/S |
| Kjaersgaard et al. (48) | Probably – data recorded by surgeon immediately following operation | 2 | N/S | 3904 | No | No |
HAI, health care‐associated infection; N/S, not stated; N/A, not applicable; SSI, surgical site infection.