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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of spine surgery patients

From: Risk factors associated with surgical site infections after thoracic or lumbar surgery: a 6-year single centre prospective cohort study

Parameter

Unit

Total population

Control group

SSI

p value

Number total

pts

274 (100%)

252 (91.97%)

22 (8.03%)

 

2005

pts

37 (13.50%)

33 (13.10%)

4 (18.18%)

 

2006

pts

46 (16.79%)

41 (16.27%)

5 (22.73%)

 

2007

pts

34 (12.41%)

30 (11.90%)

4 (18.18%)

0.746

2008

pts

47 (47.15%)

44 (17.46%)

3 (13.64%)

 

2009

pts

57 (20.80%)

54 (21.43%)

3 (13.64%)

 

2010

pts

53 (19.34%)

50 (19.84%)

3 (13.64%)

 

January

pts

31 (11.31%)

29 (11.51%)

2 (9.09%)

 

February

pts

18 (6.57%)

15 (5.95%)

3 (13.64%)

 

March

pts

36 (13.14%)

35 (13.89%)

1 (4.55%)

 

April

pts

25 (9.12%)

23 (9.13%)

2 (9.09%)

 

May

pts

20 (7.30%)

19 (7.54%)

1 (4.55%)

 

June

pts

22 (8.03%)

20 (7.94%)

2 (9.09%)

 

July

pts

15 (5.47%)

12 (4.76%)

3 (13.64%)

 

August

pts

27 (9.85%)

23 (9.13%)

4 (18.18%)

 

September

pts

22 (8.03%)

21 (8.33%)

1 (4.55%)

 

October

pts

27 (9.85%)

25 (9.92%)

2 (9.09%)

 

November

pts

21 (7.66%)

20 (7.94%)

1 (4.55%)

 

December

pts

10 (3.65%)

10 (3.97%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Cold season

pts

210 (76.64%)

197 (78.17%)

13 (59.09%)

 

Warm season

pts

64 (23.36%)

55 (21.83%)

9 (40.91%)

0.042

Age

pts

 

54.06±12.89

56.59±13.18

0.374

Male

pts

145 (52.92%)

132 (52.38%)

13 (59.09%)

0.545

Weight

kg

 

80.72±14.94

79.36±15.05

0.668

BMI

  

27.48±4.00

27.69±4.17

0.878

NICU stay

day

 

1.61±1.10

1.32±1.51

0.043

Hospital stay

day

 

8.65±5.92

11.55±6.35

0.094

Spine diagnoses

 Degenerative

pts

247 (90.15%)

227 (90.08%)

20 (90.91%)

 

 Tumour

pts

21 (7.66%)

19 (7.54%)

2 (9.09%)

0.745

 Trauma

pts

6 (2.19%)

6 (2.19%)

0 (0.00%)

 

Diabetes mellitus

pts

33 (12.04%)

30 (11.90%)

3 (13.64%)

0.811

Ulcer prophylaxis

pts

56 (20.44%)

53 (21.03%)

3 (13.64%)

0.409

 Omeprazole

pts

50 (18.25%)

47 (18.65%)

3 (13.64%)

0.559

  1. BMI body mass index, NICU neurointensive care unit. Warm season—June to August; cold season—January to May, September to December