Table 1.
SSI rates in children and neonates.
| Study | Type of Study | (N of Patients) Study Population | SSI Rate | Type of Surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, 2014 [26] | Single-center, retrospective | (470) 0–1 y.o., postoperative | 3.4% (6.8 in neonates) | Cardiac surgery |
| Lejus, 2013 [39] | Single-center, retrospective | (286) neonates, postoperative | 3.8% | Non-specified |
| Zingg, 2017 [19] | Multicenter, retrospective | (17,273) 0–18 y.o., all patients | 0.18% | Non-specified |
| Boomer, 2014 [30] | Single-center, retrospective | (1388) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 5.1% | Appendicectomy |
| Katayanagi, 2015 [25] | Single-center, retrospective | (174) 0–15 y.o., postoperative | 17% and 6.9% ** (superficial SSI) 13% and 3% ** (space SSI) |
Cardiac surgery |
| Clements, 2016 [37] | Single-center, retrospective | (165) neonates, postoperative | 11.7% | Non-specified |
| Prasad, 2016 [38] | Multicenter, retrospective | (902) neonates, postoperative | 4.46% | Non-specified |
| Kulaylat, 2018 [18] | Multicenter, retrospective | (129,849) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 0.9% | Non-specified |
| Blackwood *, 2017 [20] | Multicenter, retrospective | (66,671) 2–18 y.o., postoperative | 2% | Non-specified |
| Blackwood *, 2017 [20] | Multicenter, retrospective | 2–18 y.o., postoperative | 3.6% | Paediatric general surgery |
| Blackwood *, 2017 [20] | Multicenter, retrospective | 2–18 y.o., postoperative | 2.5% | Cardiothoracic surgery |
| Blackwood *, 2017 [20] | Multicenter, retrospective | 2–18 y.o., postoperative | 2.4% | Paediatric neurosurgery |
| Inoue, 2018 [35] | Single-center, retrospective | (181) neonates, postoperative | 8.8% | Non-specified |
| Bartz-Kurycki, 2018 [36] | Multicenter, retrospective | (3589) neonates, postoperative | 4% | Non-specified |
| Malik, 2019 [34] | Multicenter, retrospective | (1891) 2–18 y.o., postoperative | 4.2% | Posterior spinal fusion |
| Li, 2019 [17] | Single-center, retrospective | (18,314) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 0.9% | Non-specified |
| Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 2020 [22] | Multicenter, retrospective | (266) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 3.3% | Paediatric neurosurgery |
| Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 2020 [22] | Multicenter, retrospective | 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 4.1% | Cardiac surgery |
| Woodward, 2020 [23] | Multicenter, retrospective | (807) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 2.4% (superficial SSI) | Cardiac surgery |
| Shibamura-Fujiogi, 2020 [29] | Single-center, retrospective | (621) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 6.3% | Intestinal surgery |
| Pough, 2020 [27] | Single-center, retrospective | (192) 0–18 y.o., postoperative | 6% | Colo-rectal surgery |
| Tipper, 2019 [32] | Single-center, prospective | (355) 2.5–17.9 y.o., postoperative | 1.9% and 2.5% (idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis, respectively) | Spinal surgery |
| Furdock, 2020 [33] | Multicenter, retrospective | (111) 8–20 y.o., postoperative | 6.3% | Spinal surgery |
* This study both reported overall SSI rates and subspecialty-specific SSI rates. ** Before and after the implementation of new prevention strategies.