Table 3.

Complications and Outcomes in Early and Late Fasciotomy Groups

Characteristic	Overall (N=612)	Early Fasciotomy (N=543)	Late Fasciotomy (N=69)	p-value
Complications, N (%)
DVT	31 (5.1%)	27 (5%)	4 (5.8%)	0.769
PE	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0.999
Wound Infection	46 (7.5%)	36 (6.6%)	10 (14.5%)	0.028
Outcomes
Lower Limb Amputation, N (%)	63 (10.3%)	46 (8.5%)	17 (24.6%)	<0.001
Total Length of Stay (days)
Mean ± SD	19.1±20.2	18.5±20.7	24.2±14.7	0.007
Median and IQ-Range	14 (8–23)	14 (8–23)	20 (12–33)
ICU Length of Stay (days)
Mean ± SD	5.6±10	5.3±10.2	7.3±7.8	0.294
Median and IQ-Range	2 (1–6)	2 (1–5)	3 (2–10)
In-hospital Mortality, N (%)	23 (3.8%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (2.9%)	0.999

DVT; deep venous thrombosis, PE; pulmonary embolism, ICU; intensive care unit, IQ; interquartile