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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Oct;83(4):650–656. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001553

TABLE 4.

Multivariable Predictors of Failure to Achieve Primary Fascial Closure

Factors OR 95% CI p
Abdominal sepsis 3.18 1.52–6.64 0.002
Nadir serum albumin <2.6 g/dL 2.59 1.02–6.61 0.046
Body mass index >40 kg/m2 2.42 1.04–5.66 0.041
Peak CRP >250 mg/L 1.82 0.93–3.57 0.080

All 233 patients in the study population were included in this analysis. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for this model was 0.723 (0.646–0.801).