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. 2020 Mar 23;10(3):e026345. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026345

Table 6.

Study participants with amputations/resections and the number of amputations/resections performed in the ITT population

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.