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Table 4 Multivariate analyses of demographic, preoperative, and intraoperative characteristics of patients with and without surgical site infection 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

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio (OR)

95% CI of OR

P value

Age (Continuous)

1.03

1.01–1.06

0.005

Number of vaginal examinations (Continuous)

1.31

1.23–1.40

<0.001

Vaginal discharge

4.04

1.77–9.20

0.001

Presence of medical illness

5.76

2.84–11.67

<0.001

ASA class >3

12.80

5.32–30.79

<0.001

Concomitant surgery

3.26

1.36–7.83

0.008

Surgical time (Continuous)

2.02

1.53–2.66

<0.001

Inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis

4.91

2.04–11.81

<0.005

Length of stay (Continuous)

1.058

1.01–1.10

0.007