Risk factors for neurosurgical site infection after neurosurgery in Rennes, France: comparison of logistic and Cox models

Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon (1) , Lauren Saunders (2) , Boris Campillo-Gimenez (3, 4) , Claire Haegelen (5)

1 Unité de contrôle infectieux
2 Service de l'information médicale [CHU Rennes]
3 LIM - Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale
4 Modélisation Conceptuelle des Connaissances Biomédicales
5 Service de neurochirurgie [Rennes] = Neurosurgery [Rennes]

The logistic model is widely used to assess the risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs). An alternative to the logistic model is the Cox model. The objective of this study was to compare these 2 models to identify the risk factors of SSIs in neurosurgery. The Cox model is a valid alternative for assessing the risk factors of SSIs.

Mots clés: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; 80 and over; Child; Preschool; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; France; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Models; Statistical; Neurosurgery; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection; Survival Analysis; Young Adult

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Lauren Saunders, Boris Campillo-Gimenez, Claire Haegelen. Risk factors for neurosurgical site infection after neurosurgery in Rennes, France: comparison of logistic and Cox models. American Journal of Infection Control, 2013, 41 (12), pp.1290--1292. ⟨10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.006⟩. ⟨hal-01068720⟩