Table 2: Clinical outcomes pre- and post-intervention
LOS: Length of stay;
SSI: Surgical site infection
^Statistical significance defined as p<0.05.
Pre-Intervention (N=155) Post-Intervention (N=37) p^
Hospital LOS
Mean (range)
9 (3 – 25) 5.6 (2 – 20) 0.001
N (%) N (%)
30 – Day Reoperation 9 (5.8) 1 (2.7) 0.344
30 – Day Readmission 22 (14.2) 3 (8.0) 0.361
Wound Complications
Superficial wound separation 48 (30.1) 9 (24.3) 0.445
SSI 15 (9.6) 0 (0.0) <0.001
Superficial wound collection 28 (18.0) 2 (5.4) <0.001
Fascial dehiscence 6 (3.8) 0 (0.0) 0.025