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Table 5 PAP Stratification by wound class and by type of procedure

From: Effects of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatrics

 

Pre-intervention (n = 90)

Post-intervention (n = 93)

p-value

Wound class

 Clean (C)

48 (53.3%)

57 (61.2%)

 

 Clean-Contaminated (CC)

24 (26.6%)

22 (24.4%)

 

 Contaminated (CO)

18 (20%)

14 (15.4%)

 

 Dirty-Infected (D)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Emergency procedure

 Yes

8 (8.8%)

21 (22.5%)

0.02

 No

82 (91.2%)

71 (77.5%)

0.02

Type of procedure

 Appendectomy

16 (17.7%)

16 (17.2%)

0.9

 Gastrointestinal/liver-biliary tract

24 (26.6%)

16 (17.2%)

0.12

 Head and neck

2 (2.2%)

10 (10.7%)

0.2

 Inguinal / scrotum

10 (11.1%)

5 (5.3%)

0.15

 Paediatric Gynaecology

1 (1.1%)

4 (4.3%)

0.18

 Skin/soft tissue

11 (12.2%)

9 (9.6%)

0.75

 Thoracic

1 (1.1%)

9 (9.6%)

0.03

 Urologic

6 (6.6%)

7 (7.5%)

0.95

 Other

19 (21.1%)

17 (18.2%)

0.93