Table 3.
Results and Outcomes.
| Osteomyelitis (n = 155) | Soft Tissue Infection (n = 74) |
P Value Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe IDSA infection, n (%) | 80 (51.61) | 32 (43.24) | .1642 |
| Vascular surgery, n (%) | 24 (15) | 6 (8) | .1228 2.08 (0.81, 5.32) |
| Antibiotic use after discharge, n (%) | 138 (90) | 68 (92) | .5849 |
| Number of admissions after discharge, M ± SD | 0.48 ± 0.89 | 0.54 ± 0.89 | .6538 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 1.0000 |
| Length of hospital stay in days | 7.00 (6.00) | 6.00 (5.00) | .0082 |
| Any amputation, n (%) | 94 (61) | 16 (21.6) | <.0001 5.59 (2.94, 10.60) |
| Location of amputation, n (%) | |||
| Forefoot | 36 (23) | 5 (7) | <.0001 |
| Midfoot | 34 (22) | 7 (9) | |
| Transtibial | 22 (14) | 4 (5) | |
| Minor amputation, n (%) | 69 (45) | 12 (16.2) | <.0001 4.15 (2.07, 8.30) |
| Major amputation, n (%) | 25 (16) | 4 (5.4) | .0318 3.37 (1.13, 10.06) |
| Eventual major amputation, n (%) | 34 (22) | 10 (14) | .1476 1.76 (0.81, 3.80) |