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Table 2 Variables associated with incisional surgical site infection (SSI)

From: Predictors of surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy

SSI

Univariate

Multivariate

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age in years, mean ± SD

1.006 (0.97–1.03)

0.657

  

BMI, median (range)

1.015 (0.94–1.09)

0.677

  

Sex, n (%)

 Male

1

   

 Female

0.751 (0.41–1.37)

0.352

  

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus

0.737 (0.37–1.43)

0.368

  

 Hypertension

1.246 (0.68–2.27)

0.473

  

 Dyslipidemia

0.638 (0.31–1.29)

0.214

  

 Renal insufficiency

1.690 (0.30–9.47)

0.550

  

ASA class, n (%), n = 242

 II

1

   

 III

0.833 (0.45–1.52)

0.554

  

Smoking, n (%)

1.504 (0.81–2.78)

0.195

  

Previous biliary intervention, n (%)

3.182 (1.47–6.87)

0.003

3.041 (1.36–6.79)

0.007

WBC, mean ± SD

0.958 (0.85–1.08)

0.496

  

Platelet ×103, median (range)

0.794 (0.58–1.07)

0.130

  

Hemoglobin in g/dL, median (range)

1.058 (0.94–1.17)

0.303

  

BUN in mg/dL, median (range)

0.999 (0.95–1.05)

0.971

  

Creatinine in mg/dL, median (range)

1.082 (0.84–1.38)

0.532

  

Total bilirubin in mg/d/L, median (range)

0.971 (0.92–1.02)

0.260

  

Albumin in g/L, mean ± SD

0.999 (0.94–1.05)

0.975

  

Pre-operative cholangitis, n(%)

3.375 (0.20–54.82)

0.392

2.647 (0.75–9.23)

0.127

Operative time in min, median (range)

1.205 (0.96–1.50)

0.098

  

Blood loss in ml, median (range)

0.980 (0.74–1.28)

0.888

  

Complications, n (%)

 Pancreatic fistula

  No

1

 

1

 

  Yes

3.250 (1.73–6.09)

0.000

2.783 (1.43–5.38)

0.002

 Bile leakage

2.117 (0.73–6.10)

0.165

  

 Delayed gastric emptying

3.006 (1.28–7.06)

0.012

  

 Chyle leakage

2.586 (0.84–7.93)

0.097

  

Diagnosis, n (%)

 Benign

1

   

 Malignant

1.040 (0.58–1.84)

0.892

  
  1. SSI Surgical site infection, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, WBC White blood cell count, BUN Blood urea nitrogen