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Table 1 Distribution of SSI rates according to surgical procedures in the cohort of 1173 patients

From: Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetric and gynecological surgeries from a teaching hospital in rural India

Surgical procedure

Number (%)

Mean SSI rate

Lower Segment Cesarean Section

239(20)

3.76

Vaginal hysterectomy

325(28)

11.6

Abdominal hysterectomy

237(20)

3.79

Radical hysterectomy

31(3)

9.03

Exploratory laparotomy

24(2)

4.16

Polypectomy

93(8)

3.22

Anterior colporrhaphy

8(1)

12.5

Dilatation and curettage

119(10)

0.84

Tubal ligation

18(1.5)

-

Cervical biopsy

19(1.5)

5.26

Others

60(5)

1.66