Research Article

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

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the participating patients.

Control Group n:274 Study Group n:380pOR  
95% CI

Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit (days) 1.33±1.25 1.48±2.480.590ǂ
Operation Time (mins) 222.08±68.95 268.94±92.170.00011.01 (1.00-1.03)
CRP 18.56±12.72 19.3±13.550.617
Cost 5942±2740 4813±19960.0001ǂ0.83 (0.78-0.98)
Length of Hospital Stay (days) 8.69±4.65 8.21±5.120.093ǂ
Blood Usage 1.08±2.03 2.53±2.310.0001ǂ1.56 (1.39-1.75)
SSI25 9.12%11 2.90%0.001+0.30 (0.14-0.61)
VAC10 3.65%3 0.79%0.010+0.21 (0.06-0.77)
Blood Culture
 Absent25693.43%36295.26%0.311+1.41(0.72-2.77)
 Present186.57%184.74%
Sputum Culture
 Absent26094.89%36395.53%0.706+1.15 (0.55-32.37)
 Present145.11%174.47%
Wound Culture
 Absent25693.43%37297.89%0.004+3.27 (0.40-7.63)
 Present186.57%82.11%
Wound Debridement Culture
 Absent26395.99%37899.47%0.002+7.91(1.74-35.97)
 Present114.01%20.53%

Independent samples t-test, ǂ: Mann-Whitney U test + Chi-square test, SSI: Surgical Site Infections, and VAC: Vacuum Assisted Closure.