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. 2021 Aug 5;22(7):697–704. doi: 10.1089/sur.2020.242

Table 5.

Predictive Model for S-SSI Development

Parameters Odds ratio (95% CI)
Damage control laparotomy 5.88 (2.93–12.09)
Full-thickness large bowel injury 1.91 (0.94–4.72)
Skin closure 1.62 (0.92–3.66)
BMI 1.34 (1.02–1.74)
Large bowel resection 1.32 (0.78–3.00)
OR duration 1.19 (0.95–1.58)
Age 1.18 (0.94–1.57)
Small bowel resection 1.12 (0.71–2.17)
Wound class 1.05 (0.82–1.42)
Penetrating mechanism 0.95 (0.55–1.48)
Last OR temperature 0.94 (0.65–1.14)
Year 0.84 (0.61–1.07)
Full-thickness small bowel injury 0.83 (0.36–1.36)
Intra-operative PRBCs 0.60 (0.22–1.04)
Intercept 0.02 (0.01–0.04)

S-SSI = superficial surgical site infection; CI = confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; OR = operating room; PRBCs = PRBC = packed red blood cells.