Table 5 Category-specific complications
From: Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection rates in 5 European countries
Surgical category | Complication (S. aureus SSI cases vs controls [p-value]) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalization (mean no of days) | ICU stay | Readmission to hospital (no of patients) | Revision surgery (no of patients) | |
Visceral surgery | 22.6 vs 18.0 (ns) | ns | 50 vs 42 (ns) | 39 vs 18 (0.014) |
Orthopaedic and trauma surgery | 21.2 vs 14.1 (ns) | ns | 107 vs 39 (< 0.005) | 113 vs 33 (< 0.005) |
Vascular surgery | 19.2 vs 12.1 (0.018) | ns | 47 vs 17 (< 0.005) | 43 vs 18 (< 0.005) |
Cardiothoracic surgery | 25.5 vs 16.7 (0.002) | ns | 28 vs 9 (< 0.005) | 31 vs 7 (< 0.005) |
Neurosurgery | 22.9 vs 15.6 (0.004) | ns | 49 vs 22 (< 0.005) | 61 vs 13 (< 0.005) |
Gynaecological surgery | 7.6 vs 5.9 (0.065) | ns | 23 vs 11 (0.015) | 22 vs 3 (< 0.005) |
Urological surgery | 10.8 vs 5.8 (ns) | ns | 14 vs 11 (ns) | 7 vs 8 (ns) |
Ear Nose Throat Surgery | 10.8 vs 5.9 (0.062) | ns | 8 vs 3 (ns) | 7 vs 3 (ns) |