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Table 1 Five major anatomic sites of infection and specific causes

From: Phenotypic heterogeneity by site of infection in surgical sepsis: a prospective longitudinal study

Abdominal,n(%)

140 (44%)

 Perforation/peritonitis/bscess

18

 Cholecystitis/cholangitis

9

 Pancreatitis

9

 Small bowel obstruction/ischemia/perforation

13

 Appendicitis/diverticulitis/colitis

18

 Ischemic bowel

22

 Anastomotic leak

16

 Intragenic perforation

17

 Postoperative abscess/biloma

18

Pulmonary,n(%)

59 (19%)

 Pneumonia

55

 Empyema

4

Skin/soft tissue (S/ST),n(%)

56 (18%)

 Surgical site infection

13

 Necrotizing soft tissue infection

37

 Non-necrotizing soft tissue infection

6

Genitourinary (GU),n(%)

40 (12%)

 Ureter obstruction/instrumentation

22

 Urinary tract infection/pyelonephritis

14

 Uterine/adnexal

4

Vascular,n(%)

21 (7%)

 Infected prosthetic grafts

12

 Mycotic aneurysm/septic thrombophlebitis

5

 Central line-associated bloodstream infection

4