Table 4 Antibiotics use.

From: Prospective multicenter study on the incidence of surgical site infection after emergency abdominal surgery in China

Variables

SSI group (n = 71)

Non-SSI group (n = 882)

Statistic

P value

Perioperative prophylactic antibiotic (%)

   

0.005

None

14 (19.7)

232 (26.4)

  

2nd cephalosporin

14 (19.7)

70 (8.0)

  

3rd cephalosporin

21 (29.6)

211 (24.0)

  

Cephamycin

6 (8.5)

137 (15.6)

  

Oxacephem

1 (1.4)

23 (2.6)

  

Penicillin

2 (2.8)

70 (8.0)

  

Aminoglycoside

0

3 (0.3)

  

Quinolones

1 (1.4)

22 (2.5)

  

Carbapenem

5 (7.0)

14 (1.6)

  

Nitromidazole

2 (2.8)

13 (1.5)

  

Other

0

4 (0.5)

  

Combined antibiotic

5 (7.0)

83 (9.4)

  

Postoperative antibiotic (%)

   

0.002

None

2 (2.8)

79 (9.0)

  

2nd cephalosporin

6 (8.5)

81 (9.2)

  

3rd cephalosporin

17 (23.9)

183 (20.8)

  

Cephamycin

9 (12.7)

123 (14.0)

  

Oxacephem

2 (2.8)

16 (1.8)

  

Penicillin

5 (7.0)

68 (7.7)

  

Aminoglycoside

1 (1.4)

2 (0.2)

  

Quinolones

1 (1.4)

23 (2.6)

  

Carbapenem

9 (12.7)

30 (3.4)

  

Nitromidazole

1 (1.4)

0

  

Other

3 (4.2)

15 (1.7)

  

Combined antibiotic

15 (21.1)

262 (29.8)

  

Duration of postoperative antibiotic (%)

  

χ2 = 19.359

< 0.001

1d

3 (4.2)

30 (3.4)

  

2-4d

15 (21.1)

278 (31.6)

  

5-7d

23 (32.4)

360 (40.9)

  

> 7d

28 (39.4)

135 (15.3)

  

Median (IQR)

7.0 (4.0–9.0)

5.0 (3.0–7.0)

U = 41,725

< 0.001