Table 4 Outcomes of patients with organ-space surgical site infection in colon and rectal surgery
Variable | Colon (n = 200) | Rectum (n = 136) | Overall (n = 336) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Readmission, n (%) | 39 (19.5) | 33 (24.3) | 72 (21.4) | 0.3 |
Readmission due to SSI, n (%) | 34 (17) | 30 (22.1) | 64 (19) | 0.2 |
Length of stay, median (IQR) days | 25 (18–31) | 23 (16–33) | 24 (17–36) | 0.1 |
Length of stay, mean (SD) days | 30.2 (25) | 32 (28) | 27.6 (19.7) | 0.1 |
Mortality, n (%) | 23 (11.5) | 7 (5.1) | 30 (8.9) | 0.04 |
Mortality attributed to SSI, n (%) | 21 (10.5) | 6 (4.4) | 27 (8) | 0.04 |