Table 4 Type of surgery
From: Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis use in elective orthopaedic surgery – a cross-sectional analysis
Type of surgery | SAP (N = 1137) | PSAP (N = 155) | p-value | PSAP in %a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spinal surgery (N = 239) | N = 206 | N = 33 | 0.80 | |
Prosthetic surgery | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
Metal or synthetics | 172 (83%) | 27 (82%) | 13.6% | |
No foreign material used | 34 (17%) | 6 (18%) | 15.0% | |
Hip surgery (N = 424) | N = 413 | N = 11 | 1.00 | |
Prosthetic surgery | 351 (85%) | 10 (91%) | 2.8% | |
Metal or synthetics | 55 (13%) | 1 (9.1%) | 1.8% | |
No foreign material used | 7 (1.7%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0% | |
Upper extremity surgery (N = 98) | N = 95 | N = 3 | 0.52 | |
Prosthetic surgery | 13 (14%) | 1 (33%) | 7.1% | |
Metal or synthetics | 40 (42%) | 1 (33%) | 2.4% | |
No foreign material used | 42 (44%) | 1 (33%) | 2.3% | |
Knee surgery (N = 384) | N = 283 | N = 101 | < 0.001 | |
Prosthetic surgery | 153 (54%) | 85 (84%) | 35.7% | |
Metal or synthetics | 32 (11%) | 14 (14%) | 30.4% | |
No foreign material used | 98 (35%) | 2 (2.0%) | 2.0% | |
Foot surgery (N = 147) | N = 140 | N = 7 | 0.70 | |
Prosthetic surgery | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
Metal or synthetics | 90 (64%) | 4 (57%) | 4.3% | |
No foreign material used | 50 (36%) | 3 (43%) | 5.7% |