Table 3.

Indirect cost of patients with and without SSI in US$.

	SSI			Non-SSI			Difference in average productivity loss
	No.	Average number of days lost	Average productivity loss	No.	Average number of days lost	Average productivity loss
Colon surgery	5	17 [9–23]	486 (60–1,100)	5	16 [7–48]	274 (275–2,103)	212
Herniorrhaphy	11	15 [5–36]	670 (30–2,598)	11	5 [2–11]	508 (7–3,164)	162
Thyroid surgery	3	12 [7–16]	360 (91–901)	3	5 [3–7]	57 (30–89)	303
Appendix surgery	6	12 [7–19]	902 (88–1,719)	6	7 [3–11]	823 (38–2,751)	79
Breast surgery	7	10 [4–22]	145 (125–364)	7	5 [4–7]	217 (13–558)	−72
Rectal surgery	1	52	3,114	1	18	280	2,834
Small bowel surgery	2	20 [19,20]	686 (127–1245)	2	15 [6–23]	2,049 (676–3,423)	−1,363
Gall bladder surgery	2	17 [16,17]	682 (229–1,133)	2	8 [5–10]	83 (39–127)	599
Limb amputation	2	9 [6–11]	876 (33–1,719)	2	7 [5–9]	41 (20–61)	836
Laparotomy	1	28	100	1	13	89	11
Average	40		625	40		457	168