Table 1: Characteristics of patients with surgical site infections.
|
Gender |
Median Age (years) |
Median duration of detection of SSI (days) |
Median length of pre-operative stay (days) |
Median length of post-operative stay (days) |
Mortality rate (%) |
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|
Male |
Female |
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|
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
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|
34 |
53.1 |
30 |
46.9 |
53.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
9.5 |
6.3 |
Duration of detection of SSI: The time interval between the day of operation and the first appearance of sign or symptom of SSI.
Length of pre-operative stay: The time interval between day of hospital admission and day of operation.
Length of post-operative stay: The time interval between day of operation and day of hospital discharge.