The Effectiveness of Sterile Wound Drapes in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Thoracic Surgery

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and previous illness of patients.

	Control Group n:274		Study Group n:380		p
Age	60.03±11.72		58.24±12.14		0.06
Gender
Male	219	79.93%	307	80.79%	0.784^+
Female	55	20.07%	73	19.21%
Morbidity (DM, HT, etc.)	80	29.20%	103	27.11%	0.557^+
Previous hospitalization	8	2.92%	20	5.26%	0.144^+