Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
| Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics |
Healed |
Dehisced |
|---|---|---|
| n = 21 | n = 23 | |
|
Age, y |
23.7 ± 3.8 |
22 ± 3.2 |
|
BMI, mean (SD) |
26 ± 2.4 |
25 ± 3.8 |
|
Gender,
n
(%) | ||
| Male |
21 (100%) |
23 (100%) |
| Female |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
|
Wound Location,
n
| ||
| Upper Body |
19 |
0 |
| Lower Body |
2 |
23 |
|
Wound Type,
n
| ||
| Soft Tissue Infection |
12 |
17 |
| Fasciotomy |
5 |
7 |
| Amputation |
3 |
0 |
| Open Fracture |
1 |
0 |
|
Type of Closure,
n
| ||
| Primary |
13 |
9 |
| Integra |
2 |
12 |
| Graft |
4 |
1 |
| Flap |
2 |
1 |
|
Injury Severity Score, mean (SD) |
20 ± 8.3 |
17 ± 7.3 |
|
No. of Total Surgeries, mean (SD) |
3.8 ± 1.2 |
3.6 ± 1.4 |
|
Presence of Traumatic Brain Injury,
n
| ||
| Yes |
16 |
7 |
| No |
2 |
13 |
| Unknown |
3 |
3 |
|
Presence of Heterotrophic Ossification,
n
| ||
| Yes |
16 |
21 |
| No |
5 |
2 |
|
Days from Injury to Arrival at Facility, mean (SD) |
4.2 ± 1.6 |
4.4 ± 1.4 |
|
Days from Injury to Wound Closure, mean (SD) |
12.1 ± 3.8 |
11.7 ± 4.9 |
|
Days from Injury to Sample Collection, mean (SD) |
6.2 ± 1.4 |
6.6 ± 1.5 |
| Days from Sample Collection to Closure, mean (SD) | 5.9 ± 3.8 | 5.0 ± 4.5 |
The demographic and clinical characteristics of the 20 patients that comprised the 44 wound effluent samples are displayed.