Incidence and Etiology of Surgical Site Infections among Emergency Postoperative Patients in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Table 2

Bivariate analysis of risk factors for development of SSIs.

Characteristic	COR (95% CI)	value
Smoking		0.438
Yes	0.4 (0.52–3.58)
Alcohol		0.805
Yes	1.1 (0.37–3.58)
HIV status		0.337
Reactive	0.3 (0.43–2.92)
ASA score		0.022
Moderate (2-3)	1.4 (0.47–4.36)
Severe (>3)	11 (1.51–79.83)
Hemoglobin levels		0.008
Mild anaemia	1
Moderate anaemia	3.2 (1.05–9.90)
Severe anaemia	6.9 (1.28–37.66)
Serum albumin		0.004
Normal	6.8 (1.28–25.10)
Duration of operation		0.249
<1 hr	1
1-2 hrs.	0.9 (0.99–9.16)
>2 hrs	1.8 (0.21−16.92)
Suture material		0.039
Monofilament	1
Braided	5.9 (1.09–32.19)
Cadre of operating surgeon		0.163
Surgeon	1
SHO	2.2 (0.725–6.71)
Use of a drain		0.036
Yes	5.1 (1.11–23.713)
Wound classification		0.004
Clean	1
Clean contaminated	8.5 (0.87–81.65)
Contaminated	7.5 (0.82–68.25)
Dirty	19.2 (2.2–167.21)
Skin antiseptic		0.032
Iodine	1
Chlorhexidine	9.5 (1.21–74.70)
Property of suture		0.039
Non absorbable	1
Absorbable	5.1 (1.09–32.19)