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Table 5 Univariable predictions of SSI adjusted by age and gender

From: Reduction of early surgical site and other care related infections in 3553 hip fracture patients: lessons learned from the 5-year Safe Hands project

Variable

1

(n = 442)

Baseline

Year 2

(n = 820)

Intervention

Year 3

(n = 806)

Intervention

Year 4

(n = 773)

Follow-up

Year 5

(n = 712)

Follow-up

p-value

SSIa

13 (2.9%)

18 (2.2%)

19 (2.4%)

9 (1.2%)

8 (1.1%)

0.0079

UTIb

75 (17.0%)

104 (12.7%)

58 (7.2%)

31 (4.0%)

31 (4.4%)

 < .0001

Sepsis

13 (2.9%)

21 (2.6%)

23 (2.9%)

12 (1.6%)

8 (1.1%)

0.0094

Pneumonia

35 (7.9%)

71 (8.7%)

48 (6.0%)

45 (5.8%)

63 (8.9%)

0.76

Covid-19

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

12 (1.7%)

 

Any type of infection except SSI

124 (28.1%)

216 (26.3%)

163 (20.2%)

111 (14.4%)

131 (18.4%)

 < .0001

  1. For categorical variables, n (%) is presented
  2. For comparisons between groups, the Mantel–Haenszel chi square test was used for ordered categorical variables
  3. aSurgical site infections
  4. bUrinary tract infection requiring medical treatment