Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
From: Antibiotic use in gastrointestinal surgery patients at a Vietnamese national hospital
Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
Mean ± SD | 59.7 ± 17.2 | |
≥ 65 years | 42 | 37.5 |
< 65 years | 70 | 62.5 |
Gender | ||
Men | 73 | 65.2 |
Women | 39 | 34.8 |
Initial eGFR | ||
≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 97 | 86.6 |
< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 15 | 13.4 |
No comorbidities | 52 | 46.4 |
Number of comorbidities | ||
1 Comorbidity | 38 | 33.9 |
≥ 2 Comorbidities | 22 | 19.6 |
Type of comorbidity | ||
Hypertension | 27 | 23.1 |
Type 2 diabetes | 13 | 11.6 |
Gastritis | 8 | 7.1 |
Stomach ulcers | 5 | 4.5 |
Dyslipidemia | 4 | 3.6 |
Other comorbiditiesd | 12 | 10.7 |
Surgical indication | ||
Cancer | 47 | 42.0 |
Peritonitis | 31 | 27.7 |
Bowel obstruction | 20 | 17.9 |
Othersa | 14 | 12.5 |
Surgical procedure | ||
Laparoscopic resection/semi-transverse/sigmoid surgery | 40 | 35.7 |
Laparoscopic appendectomy/cholecystectomy | 14 | 12.5 |
Laparoscopic/semi-gastric surgery | 13 | 11.6 |
Laparoscopic surgery to suture a perforation | 4 | 3.6 |
Abscess removal surgery | 5 | 4.5 |
Laparoscopic small bowel surgery | 4 | 3.6 |
Laparoscopic surgery to open/close the colostomy | 8 | 7.1 |
Othersc | 24 | 21.4 |
Surgical classification | ||
Clean | 6 | 5.4 |
Clean-contaminated | 100 | 89.3 |
Contaminated | 6 | 5.4 |