Table 4.
Other outcomes
|
Characteristic |
|
A |
B |
Overall |
Pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||||
|
Necrosis |
Fair |
0 |
2 (3.5) |
2 (1.8) |
|
| |
Light |
1 (1.9) |
0 |
1 (0.9) |
0.361 |
| |
None |
53 (98.1) |
56 (96.5) |
109 (97.3) |
|
|
Erythema |
Fair |
2 (3.7) |
0 |
2 (1.8) |
|
| |
Light |
4 (7.4) |
9 (15.5) |
13 (11.6) |
0.158 |
| |
None |
48 (88.9) |
49 (84.5) |
97 (86.6) |
|
|
Edema |
Light |
5 (9.3) |
3 (5.2) |
8 (7.1) |
0.479 |
| |
None |
49 (90.7) |
55 (94.8) |
104 (92.9) |
|
|
Hematoma |
No |
51 (94.4) |
53 (91.4) |
104 (92.9) |
0.718 |
| |
Yes |
3 (5.6) |
5 (8.6) |
8 (7.1) |
|
|
Fever |
No |
47 (87.0) |
47 (81.0) |
94 (83.9) |
0.447 |
| |
Yes |
7 (13.0) |
11 (19.0) |
18 (16.1) |
|
|
Shiver |
No |
51 (94.4) |
55 (94.8) |
106 (94.6) |
1.000 |
| |
Yes |
3 (5.6) |
3 (5.2) |
6 (5.4) |
|
|
Leukocytosis |
No |
45 (83.3) |
48 (82.8) |
93 (83.0) |
1.000 |
| |
Yes |
9 (16.7) |
10 (17.2) |
19 (17.0) |
|
|
Infection within 30 days |
No |
46 (85.2) |
52 (89.7) |
98 (87.5) |
0.572 |
| Yes | 8 (14.8) | 6 (10.3) | 14 (12.5) |
aChi-square of Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. A: standard dressing; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists score; B: Aquacel Ag Hydrofiber dressing.