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Table 6 Breakdown of transfusion and SSI outcomes by type of procedure, where procedure known

From: Scaling up Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams (QIST)—avoiding surgical site infection and anaemia at the time of surgery: a cluster randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of quality improvement collaboratives to introduce change in the NHS

 

QIST: Anaemia arm

QIST: Infection arm

Transfusion (n, %)

 THR

138/3175 (4.3)

179/6118 (2.9)

 TKR

45/3135 (1.4)

123/6506 (1.9)

Deep SSI (MSSA n, (%))

 THR

4/3175 (0.1)

9/6118 (0.1)

 TKR

4/3135 (0.1)

9/6506 (0.1)

Deep SSI (any organism n, (%))

 THR

15/3175 (0.5)

26/6118 (0.4)

 TKR

8/3135 (0.3)

22/6506 (0.4)