Table 4.

Outcome Measures

All patients (n = 1,322)	No S-SSI (n = 1,234)	S-SSI (n = 88)	p
Deep vein thrombosis	35 (3%)	6 (7%)	0.08
Incisional hernia	73 (6%)	32 (36%)	<0.001
Fascial dehiscence	46 (4%)	21 (24%)	<0.001
Entero-atmospheric fistula	17 (1%)	11 (13%)	<0.001
Evisceration	10 (1%)	2 (2%)	0.42
Pneumonia	178 (14%)	32 (36%)	0.005
Organ/space SSI	19 (2%)	17 (19%)	<0.001
Sepsis	218 (18%)	31 (35%)	<0.001
Multiple organ failure	70 (6%)	8 (9%)	0.28
Intensive care unit length of stay	2 (0–7)	7 (2–16)	<0.001
Hospital length of stay	10 (6–19)	25 (14–38)	<0.001
In-hospital mortality	56 (5%)	1 (1%)	0.21

Continuous data presented as: median (interquartile range [IQR]).

S-SSI = superficial surgical site infection.