Research Article
Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection Pattern in Dessie Referral Hospital, Dessie, Northeast of Ethiopia
Table 5
Risk factors and surgical site infection.
| | Risk factors | | SSI | , value• | | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| | Age (yrs) | 14-22 | 1 (16.7) | 5 | 27.58, 0.327 | | 23-31 | 7 (25) | 21 | | 32-40 | 2 (16.7) | 10 | | 41-49 | 1 (25) | 3 | | 50-58 | 2 (20) | 8 | | 59-67 | 1 (16.66) | 5 | | 68-76 | 1 (50) | 1 | | 77-85 | 1 (50) | 1 |
| | Sex | Male | 7 (20) | 28 | 0.59, 0.808 | | Female | 9 (27.3) | 24 |
| | Preoperative hospital stay | ≤1 | 5 (16.7) | 25 | 0.941, 0.332 | | >1 | 11 (28.9) | 27 |
| | Nature of operation | Elective | 6 (20) | 24 | 0.941, 0.332 | | Emergency | 10 (26.3) | 28 |
| | Surgical procedure | GI surgery | 6 (28.6) | 15 | 11.059, 0.05 | | Urologic | 4 (36.4) | 7 | | Neck | 0 (0) | 11 | | Gynecologic | 3 (30) | 7 | | Orthopedic | 2 (28.6) | 5 | | | Others (BPH, amputation…) | 1 (12.5) | 7 | |
| | Duration of procedure | ≤1 hr | 9 (20.9) | 34 | 4.765, 0.029 | | >1 hr | 7 (28) | 18 |
| | Wound classification | Clean | 3 (12) | 22 | 15.176, 0.002 | | Clean-contaminated | 5 (22.7) | 17 | | Contaminated | 6 (35.3) | 11 | | Dirty | 2 (50) | 2 |
| | Comorbid condition | Yes | 5 (41.7) | 7 | 39.765, 0.000 | | No | 11 (19.6) | 45 |
| | Postoperative hospital stay | ≤5 days | 4 (10.8%) | 33 | 0.529, 0.462 | | >5 days | 12 (38.7%) | 19 |
| | Timing of prophylaxis administration | Early | 1 (14.3) | 6 | 21.746, 0.000 | | Pre | 4 (15.4) | 22 | | Peri | 0 (0) | 5 | | Post | 8 (27.6) | 21 |
| | Duration of prophylaxis | ≤1 day | 4 (25) | 12 | 0.54, 0.3021 | | >1 day | 9 (20.93) | 34 |
| | Presence of prophylaxis | Yes | 13 (22.03) | 46 | 36.765, 0.00 | | No | 3 (33.33) | 6 |
|
|
