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. 2021 Mar 29;65:102247. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102247

Table 4.

Cox regression analysis for factors associated with reoperation.

Variable Reoperation
P-value CHR(95% CI) P-value AHR(95% CI)
Yes No
SSI Yes 20(37.74) 33(62.26) <0.001 10 (4.5–21.7) <0.001 7(3.16–15.72)
No 09(4.55) 189(95.45) 1 1 1
Age(years) <60 24(82.8) 190(85.6) 1 1
≥60 5(17.2) 32(14.4) 0.695 1.2(0.46–3.2)
Incision site Extremity 19(65.5) 84(37.8) 0.007 2.87(1.3–6.2) 0.023 2.5(1.14–5.42)
Abdominal 10(34.5) 138(62.2) 1 1
Duration of surgery(hours) <2 21(72.4) 166(74.8) 1
≥2 8(27.6) 56(25.2) 0.734 1.15(0.51–2.6)
Urgency of surgery Scheduled 7(24.1) 77(34.7)
Emergent 22(75.9) 145(65.3) 0.257 1.64(0.7–3.83)
Duration of AMP (hours) ≤24 1(3.4) 39(22.2) 1 1
>24 28(96.6) 137(77.8) 0.052 7.2(0.98–53.1) 0.274 3.1(0.41–23.3)
ASA score <3 26(89.7) 214(96.40) 1
≥3 3(10.3) 8(3.6) 0.117 2.6(0.79–8.6) 0.260 0.5(0.14–1.7)
Comorbidity Yes 6(20.7) 44(19.8) 0.942 1.03(0.4–2.5)
No 23(79.3) 178(80.2) 1
Gender Male 18(62.1) 107(48.20) 0.162 1.7(0.81–3.61) 0.125 0.53(0.23–1.2)
Female 11(37.9) 115(51.8) 1 1
Type of wound Clean or clean-contaminate 17(58.6) 197(88.7) 1 1
Contaminated 12(41.4) 25(11.3) <0.001 4.7(2.23–9.80) 0.739 1.2(0.49–2.73)
Residence Urban 2(6.9) 67(30.2) 1
Rural 27(93.1) 155(69.8) 0.021 5.4(1.29–22.86) 0.150 2.91(0.68–12.4)
AMP use Yes 29(100) 177(79.7)
No 0 45(20.3) 0.103 0.04(0.001–2) - -
Khat chewing Yes 7(24.1) 63(28.4) 0.579 0.8(0.34–1.84)
No 22(75.9) 159(71.6)
Preoperative hospital stay (days) <7 22(75.9) 168(75.7)
≥7 7(24.1) 54(24.3) 0.988 1(0.43–2.40)
Postoperative WBC Normal 17(58.6) 166(80.6) 1 1
Low 1(3.4) 6(2.9) 0.712 1.5(0.2–11) 0.474 0.46(0.05–3.9)
High 11(37.9) 34(16.5) 0.008 2.8(1.3–5.98) 0.643 1.2(0.53–2.8)

NB-SSI-surgical-site-infection, WBC-white-blood-cell, AMP-antimicrobial-prophylaxis, ASA- American Society of Anaesthesiologists.