Incidence of surgical site infection by wound class following open and laparoscopic surgery
| Wound class | Surgical approach; no. of patients (% with SSI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Laparoscopic | All | |
| Clean | 51 (5.9) | 5 (0.0) | 56 (5.4) |
| Clean-contaminated | 69 (46.4) | 188 (3.2) | 257 (14.8) |
| Contaminated/dirty | 18 (72.0) | 6 (17.0) | 24 (58.3) |
| All | 138 (34.8) | 199 (3.5) | 337 (16.3) |
SSI = surgical site infection.