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. 2020 Jun 21;17(5):1194–1208. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13424

TABLE 10.

Incidence rates of subjects experiencing wound complications

Wound complications in per‐protocol population Treatment group
NPWTi‐d (n = 71) NPWT (n = 66) P‐value Fisher's exact test
Yes 28 (39.4%) 21 (31.8%)
No 43 (60.6%) 45 (68.2%) .38
MedDRAa System Organ Class Treatment group
Treatment‐related complications by system organ class for safety population NPWTi‐d (n = 93) NPWT (n = 88)
Subjects experiencing at least 1 treatment‐related complication 20 (21.5%) 11 (12.5%)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (skin maceration, rash, and dermatitis) 18 (19.4%) 9 (10.2%)
General disorders and administration site conditions (pain and necrosis) 3 (3.2%) 1 (1.1%)
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications (blister, wound complication, and wound dehiscence) 1 (1.1%) 2 (2.3%)
Infections and infestations (purulent discharge) 1 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%)

Abbreviations: NPWT, negative‐pressure wound therapy; NPWTi‐d, NPWT with cyclical instillation and a period of dwell.

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