TABLE 11.
Rate of patients who were re‐hospitalised after initial discharge
| Re‐hospitalisation | Treatment group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPWTi‐d (n = 73) | NPWT (n = 70) | Overall (n = 143) | P‐Value from Fisher's exact test | |
| Yes | 3 (4.1%) | 9 (12.9%) | 12 (08.4%) | |
| No | 70 (95.9%) | 61 (87.1%) | 131 (91.6%) | .07 |
| Reason for re‐hospitalisation | ||||
| Infection, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (1.4) | |
| Osteomyelitis, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (1.4) | |
| Cellulitis, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Wound closure, n (%) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (2.8) | |
| Debridement, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Dehiscence, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Open wound, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.7) | |
Abbreviations: NPWT, negative‐pressure wound therapy; NPWTi‐d, NPWT with cyclical instillation and a period of dwell.