Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of patients before and after implementation of the preventive incisional SSI bundle
From: The preventive surgical site infection bundle in patients with colorectal perforation
Variable | Before (n = 47) | After (n = 25) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 73 ± 12 | 69 ± 12 | 0.216 |
Males | 19 (40.4) | 18 (72.0) | 0.051 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.1 ± 4.1 | 21.6 ± 4.6 | 0.508 |
Chemotherapy | 3 (6.4) | 3 (12.0) | 0.412 |
Steroid use | 11 (23.4) | 8 (32.0) | 0.431 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 (6.4) | 1 (4.0) | 0.660 |
Body temperature > 38.0 °C or < 36.0 °C | 29 (61.7) | 21 (84.0) | 0.051 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127 ± 29 | 127 ± 27 | 0.723 |
Heart rate (beats per min) | 99 ± 19 | 97 ± 18 | 0.838 |
WBC count >12,000/μL or < 4,000/μL | 23 (48.9) | 9 (36.0) | 0.293 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 12.6 ± 10.5 | 13.2 ± 12.4 | 0.995 |
Alb (mg/dL) | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 0.850 |
Cr (mg/dL) | 1.3 ± 1.6 | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 0.696 |
Cause of perforation | 0.291 | ||
Diverticulum | 15 (31.9) | 10 (40.0) | |
Cancer | 10 (21.3) | 3 (12.0) | |
Fecal impaction | 7 (14.9) | 5 (20.0) | |
Iatrogenic | 5 (10.6) | 0 | |
Inflammatory disease | 1 (2.1) | 3 (12.0) | |
Trauma | 1 (2.1) | 1 (8.0) | |
Idiopathic | 8 (17.0) | 3 (12.0) | |
Perforation site | 0.454 | ||
Cecum | 2 (4.2) | 0 | |
Ascending colon | 0 | 0 | |
Transverse colon | 4 (8.5) | 0 | |
Descending colon | 2 (4.2) | 1 (8.0) | |
Sigmoid colon | 31 (64.6) | 20 (80.0) | |
Rectum | 2 (4.3) | 4 (16.0) | |
Duration of surgery (min) | 181 ± 57 | 193 ± 48 | 0.394 |
Blood loss (mL) | 229 [0–3112] | 196 [0–1231] | 0.749 |