Table 4.
Additional average length of stay (ALOS) for patients with and without SSI.
| SSI |
Non-SSI |
Difference in average LOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average LOS | No. | Average LOS | ||
| Colon surgery | 5 | 14 (9–18)a | 5 | 9 (3–26) | 5 |
| Herniorrhaphy | 11 | 9 (3–21) | 11 | 3 (1–5) | 6 |
| Thyroid surgery | 3 | 7 (4–9) | 3 | 4 (2–5) | 3 |
| Appendix surgery | 6 | 7 (4–13) | 6 | 4 (2–7) | 4 |
| Breast surgery | 7 | 6 (2–13) | 7 | 3 (2–4) | 3 |
| Rectal surgery | 1 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| Small bowel surgery | 2 | 13 (10–15) | 2 | 9 (3–15) | 4 |
| Gall bladder surgery | 2 | 9 (8–10) | 2 | 4 (3–5) | 5 |
| Limb amputation | 2 | 4 (3–5) | 2 | 3 (2–4) | 1 |
| Laparotomy | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| All | 40 | 9.2 | 40 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
a
Minimum and maximum LOS in parenthesis.