Table 6.
Amputations and resections in the ITT population |
Total n=345 |
NPWT n=171 |
SMWC n=174 |
Difference (95% CI) p |
Study participants with amputation or resection | ||||
n (%) (95% CI) |
71 (20.6%) (16.3−24.8) |
35 (20.5%) (14.4 to 26.5) |
36 (20.7%) (14.7−26.7) |
1 (0.2%) (−19.0 − 18.6) 1.00 (F) |
Total number of amputations and resections | 102 | 45 | 57 | 12 0.89 (U) |
Number of amputations and resections per study participant, n (%) | ||||
One event Two events Three events Four events Five events |
49 (14.2%) 16 (4.6%) 4 (1.2%) 1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) |
25 (14.6% 10 (5.8%) 0 (0% 0 (0%) 0 (0%) |
24 (13.8%) 6 (3.4%) 4 (2.3%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) |
1 (0.8%) 4 (2.4%) 4 (2.3%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) |
Study participants with minor amputation | 69 (20.0%) | 33 (19.3%) | 36 (20.7%) | 3 (1.4%) 0.79 (F) |
Study participants with major amputation | 2 (0.6%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.2%) 0.25 (F) |
Data show the number (N) of participants, the percentage with the 95% CI, or the number of events accompanied with the respective percentage values in total and for both treatment arms.
F, Fishers' exact test; ITT, intention to treat; NPWT, negative pressure wound therapy; SMWC, standard moist wound care; U, Mann-Whitney U test.