Novel Designed Surgical Drapes Reducing Fluid Permeability in the Surgical Critical Area of a Sterile Operation Interface: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Comparison of two groups of surgical drapes in the prevention of adverse events in patients undergoing surgery (N = 400).
Comparative items
The study group (n = 200)
The control group (n = 200)
Statistical value
value
Rate of surgical site infections within one week after surgery (n, %)
5 (2.5%)
16 (8.0%)
χ2 = 6.081
0.014
The number and rate of wet surgical drapes (n, %)
5 (2.5%)
75 (37.5%)
χ2 = 76.562
<0.001
Water absorption performance (g/m2) ( ± SD)
835 ± 15.8
225 ± 21.0
t = 328.261
<0.001
The drop number of surgical instruments from surgical drapes surface (n, %)
15 (7.5%)
34 (17.0%)
χ2 = 8.396
0.004
Number of skin scald in surgical patients (n)
0
1
Fisher
Average weight of the drape package (kg) ( ± SD)
3.5 ± 1.6
4.6 ± 1.3
t = −7.546
<0.001
The feeling of nursing staff (n, %)
Comfort level of use: very comfortable (135, 67.5%) general (43, 21.5%) not comfortable (22, 11.0%)
Comfort level of use: very comfortable (104, 52.0%) general (65, 32.5%) not comfortable (31, 15.5%)
χ2 = 9.99
0.002
The average time consumption of surgical drape spreading (min)
9.3 ± 1.5
9.8 ± 1.8
t = −3.018
0.003
Length of stay (day) ( ± SD)
6.5 ± 1.3
6.7 ± 1.2
t = −1.599
0.111
Readmission rate within 1 month after surgery (n, %)
