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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
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