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Table 8 Risk factors and protective factors according to italian literature

From: Focus on the prophylaxis, epidemiology and therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections and a position paper on associated risk factors: the perspective of an Italian group of surgeons

Risk factors

Marchi et al.

OR

Petrosillo et al.

OR

Fiorio et al.

OR

Duration of surgery > 75 percentile (minor criteria)

1,52

--

--

Hospitalization before major surgery

>48 h

1,22

>24 h

1,45

>48 h

statistically significant

Urgent surgical intervention

1,29

1,73

--

ASA ≥ 3 (minor criteria)

1,71

--

--

Age > 70 years (major criteria)

--

1,5

--

Drainage > 3 days

--

2,17

--

NNIS score 2-3

--

3,34

--

diabetes (minor criteria)

--

--

statistically significant

Obesity (minor criteria)

--

--

statistically significant

Protective factors

   

Laparoscopy

0,49

--

--

SSIs hospital with active surveillance for at least 2 years

0,71

--

--

Adequate prophylaxis

--

0,68

--