Table 2.

Comparison of therapy and outcome in both groups (n = 154)

	Group 1 01/2006-12/2010 n = 50	Group 2 01/2011-12/2016 n = 104	p value	Statistic Test
Number of wound toilets (mean; SD)	3.7; 3.5	4.5; 4.7	0.315	T test
VAC therapy	19; 38.0	52; 50.0	0.172	Fisher exact
Hyperbaric oxygenation	3; 6.0	13; 12.5	0.269	Fisher exact
Colostomy	8; 16.0	18; 17.3	1.000	Fisher exact
Sepsis	26; 52.0	66; 63.5	0.810	Fisher exact
Septic shock	13; 26.0	36; 34.6	1.000	Fisher exact
ICU treatment	29; 58.0	75; 72.1	0.096	Fisher exact
Duration of ICU treatment (mean; SD)	6.3; 8.4	11.5; 18.5	0.018	T test
Duration of inpatient treatment (mean; SD)	24.7; 19.4	27.5; 22.3	0.456	T test

VAC – vacuum-assisted wound closure; ICU – intensive care unit