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. 2017 Jun 9;29(3):345–351. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3375-7

Table 6.

Outcome of primary surgery by degree of difficulty in 134 patients

Degree of difficulty Outcome Total for each degree of difficulty
Closed and dry Closed but wet Failed closure
Easy 71 (92%) 2 (3%) 4 (5%) 77 (58%)
Intermediate 23 (68%) 4 (12%) 7 (21%) 34 (25%)
Difficult 13 (57%) 1 (4%) 9 (39%) 23 (17%)
Total for each outcome 107 (80%) 7 (5%) 20 (15%) 134 (100%)