Table 8.
Frequency and Types of Pediatric Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Pathogens, by Surgical Category, 2015–2017
| Surgical Category | Specific Type of SSI | All SSI Types, No. of Pathogens (Column %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Pathogens (Row %) | ||||
| Superficial Incisional | Deep Incisional | Organ/Space | ||
| Abdominala | 688 (31.1) | 158 (7.1) | 1,369 (61.8) | 2,215 (62.8) |
| Orthopedicb | 148 (30.4) | 266 (54.6) | 73 (15.0) | 487 (13.8) |
| Neurosurgicalc | 44 (10.5) | 49 (11.7) | 326 (77.8) | 419 (11.9) |
| Cardiacd | 142 (45.5) | 48 (15.4) | 122 (39.1) | 312 (8.8) |
| Ob/Gyne | 42 (64.6) | 13 (20.0) | 10 (15.4) | 65 (1.8) |
| Kidneyf | 4 (23.5) | 2 (11.8) | 11 (64.7) | 17 (0.5) |
| Vascularg | 4 (57.1) | 3 (42.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.2) |
| Breast surgery | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) |
| Total | 1,075 (30.5) | 540 (15.3) | 1,911 (54.2) | 3,526 (100.0) |
Note. Ob/Gyn, obstetrical and gynecological.
Appendix surgery, bile duct, liver, or pancreatic surgery, liver transplant, gallbladder surgery, colon surgery, gastric surgery, herniorrhaphy, small bowel surgery, spleen surgery, exploratory laparotomy, and rectal surgery.
Open reduction of fracture, hip prosthesis, knee prosthesis, limb amputation, spinal fusion/refusion, and laminectomy.
Craniotomy and ventricular shunt.
Cardiac surgery, heart transplant, coronary artery bypass graft with chest incision with or without donor incision, pacemaker surgery, and thoracic surgery.
Cesarean section, abdominal hysterectomy, ovarian surgery, and vaginal hysterectomy.
Kidney surgery and kidney transplant.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, shunt for dialysis, carotid endarterectomy, and peripheral vascular bypass surgery.