Table 2 Overall incidence of S. aureus and of most common procedures and procedures with highest rates of SA SSI

All

764

0.4

Procedure

Number of S. aureus SSI (n)

Procedure-specific incidence of S. aureus SSI (%)

Incidence by discipline (%)

Dermatological surgery

Incision and excision of skin and subcutaneous tissue

Wound debridement

Skin autograft transplantation

87

29

28

11

0.5

0.3

0.6

1.3

3.8

3.7

1.4

Gynecological surgery

Caesarean section

Breast excision and resection

Open surgery of ovary and fallopian tubes

Open surgery on uterus and cervix uteri

121

68

15

14

5

0.5

0.8

0.4

1.3

1.3

8.9

2.0

1.8

0.7

Heart and cardiothoracic surgery

Revascularization of the heart

Atrial septum/valve repair surgery

Open surgery of the lung and pleura (reconstruction/removal)

Operation on the diaphragm

78

29

22

11

1

0.8

1.6

1.0

0.6

3.6

3.8

2.9

1.4

0.1

Neurosurgery

Operations on scull, brain, meninges

Insertions of neurostimulator adjacent to spinal cord

60

44

3

0.5

0.7

1.3

5.8

0.4

Orthopedic and trauma surgery

Open repair of a fractured long tubular bone

Other operations on bones

Primary total prosthetic replacement of hip joint

Total prosthetic replacement of knee joint

177

33

30

22

10

0.5

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.4

4.3

3.9

2.9

1.3

Urological surgery

Minimally invasive operations on the kidney

Open nephrectomy

Open surgery on ureter

35

4

4

2

0.2

1.3

0.3

1.6

0.52

0.52

0.26

Vascular surgery

Open embolectomy, thrombectomy and endarterectomy of blood vessels

Operations on blood vessels by replacement or re-anastomosis

Open insertion of stent grafts

78

14

8

9

0.6

0.7

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.1

1.2

Visceral surgery

Repair of inguinal hernia

Open excision and resection of pancreas

Liver transplantation

Minimally invasive surgery of the bile duct

Laparoscopic local excision of small intestine

108

20

7

5

2

1

0.3

0.3

0.5

1.2

4.6

4.2

2.6

0.9

0.7

0.3

0.1