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Table 1 Patient and surgical procedure characteristic

From: Appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis: an observational study in 21 surgical wards

 

Number

Percent

Gender

  

- Missing a

1

0.4

- Male

155

60.3

- Female

101

39.3

Age, years

  

- Mean age

63.0 (44.1-81.9)

-

- Age range

9-98

-

ASA Score

  

- Missing

69

26.8

- 1: in good general condition

29

11.3

- 2: patients with mild systemic disease

77

30.0

- 3: patients with moderate systemic disease and functional limitations

70

27.2

- 4: patients with serious systemic disease

12

4.7

- 5: patients with very serious condition with <24 h life expectancy, with or without surgical intervention

0

0.0

Surgical wound classification

  

- Missing

3

1.2

- I (clean)

180

70.0

- II (clean/contaminated)

62

24.1

- III (contaminated)

12

4.7

- IV (dirty/infected)

Excluded

-

Implant of prosthesis

  

- Missing

3

1.2

- Yes

109

42.4

- No

145

56.4

Antibiotic prophylaxis needed

  

- Yes

217

84.4

- No

40

15.6

  1. aWe consider as missing all values not recorded on the medical chart