Grade

Control group

%

Experimental group

%

0 82 patients 68.3% 87 patients 72.5%
Ia 0 patients 00% 1 patients 3.0%
Ib 1 patients 2.6% 1 patients 3.0%
Ic 2 patients 5.3% 0 patients 00%
IIa 1 patients 2.6% 2 patients 6.1%
IIb 2 patients 5.3% 0 patients 00%
IIc 0 patients 00% 2 patients 6.1%
IId 2 patients 5.3% 0 patients 00%
IIIa 1 patients 2.6% 1 patients 3.0%
IIIb 4 patients 10.5% 3 patients 9.1%
IIIc 5 patients 13.2% 4 patients 12.1%
IIId 7 patients 18.4% 9 patients 27.3%
IVa 1 patients 2.6% 0 patients 00%
IVb 8 patients 21.1% 7 patients 21.2%
V 4 patients 10.5% 3 patients 9.1%
Table 3: categorization of SSIs on the basis of Southampton wound grading system (4).