Table 1: Risk factors associated with SSI in primary knee arthroplasty - Belo Horizonte, 2007-2011.

Features

Surgical Site Infection

Total

p

Odds Ratio

Yes

No

n = 11

%

n = 44

%

n = 55

%

Estimate

IC 95%

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Female

6

16.2

31

83.8

37

67.3

0.473

(ref)

 

Male

5

27.8

13

72.2

18

32.7

 

2.0

0.5-7.7

Age (years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

< 50

0

0.0

2

100.0

2

3.6

0.796

(ref)

 

50 a 64

2

14.3

12

85.7

14

25.5

 

-

-

65 a 79

7

23.3

23

76.7

30

54.5

 

-

-

≥ 80

2

22.2

7

77.8

9

16.4

 

-

-

Obesity

5

55.6

4

44.4

9

22.5

0.016

8.4

1.6-45.4

Diabetes mellitus

2

33.3

4

66.7

6

10.9

0.588

2.2

0.4-14.1

Smoking

0

0.0

2

100.0

2

4.2

1

-

-

Corticosteroid > 1 week

0

0.0

5

100.0

5

9.8

0.569

-

-

Immunosuppressant

0

0.0

2

100.0

2

3.6

1

-

-

Preoperative hospitalization < 24 h

9

20.0

36

80.0

45

81.8

1

1

0.2-5.6

Surgery time > 150 minutes

5

22.7

17

77.3

22

40.0

0.739

1.3

0.4-5.0

Preoperative bathing

4

10.8

33

89.2

37

74.0

0.012

0.1

0.03-0.6

Prophylactic TBA 30 to 60 minutes before the surgery incision

6

16.2

31

83.8

37

68.5

0.707

0.6

0.2-2.6

Prophylactic TBA with 24 suspended

8

15.7

43

84.3

51

94.4

0.085

0.1

0.01-1.2