Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the participating patients.
| Control Group n:274 | Study Group n:380 | p | OR 95% CI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit (days) | 1.33±1.25 | 1.48±2.48 | 0.590ǂ | |||
| Operation Time (mins) | 222.08±68.95 | 268.94±92.17 | 0.0001 ∗ | 1.01 (1.00-1.03) | ||
| CRP | 18.56±12.72 | 19.3±13.55 | 0.617∗ | |||
| Cost | 5942±2740 | 4813±1996 | 0.0001ǂ | 0.83 (0.78-0.98) | ||
| Length of Hospital Stay (days) | 8.69±4.65 | 8.21±5.12 | 0.093ǂ | |||
| Blood Usage | 1.08±2.03 | 2.53±2.31 | 0.0001ǂ | 1.56 (1.39-1.75) | ||
| SSI | 25 | 9.12% | 11 | 2.90% | 0.001 + | 0.30 (0.14-0.61) |
| VAC | 10 | 3.65% | 3 | 0.79% | 0.010 + | 0.21 (0.06-0.77) |
| Blood Culture | ||||||
| Absent | 256 | 93.43% | 362 | 95.26% | 0.311+ | 1.41(0.72-2.77) |
| Present | 18 | 6.57% | 18 | 4.74% | ||
| Sputum Culture | ||||||
| Absent | 260 | 94.89% | 363 | 95.53% | 0.706+ | 1.15 (0.55-32.37) |
| Present | 14 | 5.11% | 17 | 4.47% | ||
| Wound Culture | ||||||
| Absent | 256 | 93.43% | 372 | 97.89% | 0.004 + | 3.27 (0.40-7.63) |
| Present | 18 | 6.57% | 8 | 2.11% | ||
| Wound Debridement Culture | ||||||
| Absent | 263 | 95.99% | 378 | 99.47% | 0.002 + | 7.91(1.74-35.97) |
| Present | 11 | 4.01% | 2 | 0.53% | ||
∗Independent samples t-test, ǂ: Mann-Whitney U test + Chi-square test, SSI: Surgical Site Infections, and VAC: Vacuum Assisted Closure.