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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2010 May;210(5):658–667. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.014

Table 3.

Comparison of DPR with Wittman Patch Technique

Variable Wittman patch (n = 8) DPR (n = 19) p Value
Age, y, mean ± SD 30.4 ± 11.8 30.9 ± 12.5 0.92
HR (bpm), presenting, mean ± SD 121 ± 17 109 ± 35 0.34
SBP (mmHg), presenting, mean ± SD 95 ± 11 88 ± 28 0.46
ISS, mean ± SD 34 ± 12 36 ± 17 0.45
pH, presenting, mean ± SD 7.30 ± 0.02 7.25 ± 0.12 0.19
Time to closure, d, mean ± SD 6.4 ± 1.3 4.4 ± 1.7 0.003*
Primary fascial closure, % (n) 87.5 (7/8) 94.1 (16/17) —
Intra-abdominal complications, % (n) 37.5 (3/8) 11.7 (2/17) —
*

Statistically significant.

bpm, beats per minute; DPR, directed peritoneal resuscitation; HR, hazard ratio; ISS, Injury Severity Score; SBP, systolic blood pressure.