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Table 3 Characteristics of spine surgery

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

Operation

Unit

Total population

N=274

Control group

N=252

SSI

N=22

p value

Localization

     

 Th

pts

26 (9.49%)

23 (9.13%)

3 (13.64%)

 

 Th-L

pts

2 (0.73%)

2 (0.79%)

0 (0.00%)

0.808

 L

pts

130 (47.45%)

118 (46.83%)

12 (54.55%)

 

 LS

pts

116 (42.34%)

109 (43.25%)

7 (31.82%)

 

Number of vertebrae

  

2.30±0.90

2.36±1.10

0.786

 0–2

pts

202 (73.72%)

16 (66.67%)

199 (71.07%)

 

 3–4

pts

62 (22.63%)

57 (22.62%)

5 (22.73%)

0.972

 5 and more

pts

10 (3.65%)

9 (3.57%)

1 (4.55%)

 

ASA score

  

2.14±0.68

2.18±0.71

0.752

Reoperation

pts

27 (9.85%)

27 (10.71%)

0 (0.00%)

0.106

Time of operation

minutes

 

184.16±72.23

173.86±81.48

0.547

Operation access

 Anterior

pts

7 (2.56%)

1 (4.17%)

7 (2.51%)

 

 Posterior

pts

261 (95.60%)

240 (87.91%)

6 (3.395%)

0.938

Graft

pts

5 (1.82%)

5 (1.98%)

0 (0.00%)

0.505

Implant

pts

239 (87.23%)

221 (87.70%)

18 (81.82%)

0.428

Drainage

 Redon

pts

258 (94.16%)

238 (94.44%)

20 (90.91%)

0.498

 One drainage

pts

61 (23.64%)

57 (23.95%)

4 (20.00%)

0.690

 Two and more drainage

pts

197 (76.36%)

181 (76.05%)

16 (80.00%)

 

Transfusions

pts

49 (17.88%)

47 (18.65%)

2 (9.09%)

0.262

Blood loss

ml

 

1027.82±968.97

747.37±1234.82

0.106

Haemoglobin

  

103.45±20.05

105.36±20.50

0.548

Corticoids

pts

26 (9.49%)

25 (9.92%)

1 (4.55%)

0.409

 Methylprednisolone

pts

5 (1.82%)

5 (1.82%)

0 (0.00%)

0.505

 Hydrocortisone

pts

18 (6.57%)

17 (6.75%)

1 (4.55%)

0.689

Postoperative NICU

 TISS on admission

  

57.21±1.01

57.36±1.06

0.526

 TISS total

  

11593.22±11693.03

38364.64±42240.21

0.383

 APACHE II

  

9.62±3.29

9.14.±3.40

0.455

 CRP

  

3.41±9.02

2.33±14.58

0.130

 CRP 1 day after OP

  

35.66±19.97

38.89±24.24

0.541

 Airways

pts

1 (0.36%)

1 (0.40%)

0 (0.00%)

0.767

 Mechanical ventilation

pts

1 (0.36%)

1 (0.40%)

0 (0.00%)

0.767

 Artery catheters

pts

32 (11.68%)

29 (11.51%)

3 (13.64%)

0.766

 Central venous catheter

pts

2 (0.73%)

2 (0.73%)

0 (0.00%)

0.675

 Urine catheter

pts

263 (95.99%)

243 (96.43%)

20 (90.91%)

0.423

Hospital wound complications

pts

27 (9.85%)

15 (5.95%)

12 (54.55%)

<0.001

  1. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, NICU neurointensive care unit, TISS Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, CRP C-reactive protein, OP operation