Table 3.

Post-operative circumstances surrounding fistulas in PEPFAR-supported programs

	Number (%), N = 41
Days from VMMC to fistula symptoms
Median (25%, 75%)	20 (14, 27)
Mean (range)	30 (3–183)
Initial AE type diagnosed
Fistula	31 (76)
Infection	7 (17)
Urinary retention	1 (2)
Glans injury	1 (2)
Wound	1 (2)
Other AE (was any other AE diagnosed in addition to fistula)
Yes	28 (68)
Infection (% of n = 28)	21 (75)
Stricture (% of n = 28)	4 (14)
Wound/dehiscence (% of n = 28)	1 (4)
Stricture and wound (% of n = 28)	1 (4)
Glans injury (% of n = 28)	1 (4)
No	13 (32)
Referred
Yes	40 (98)
No	0
Unknown	1 (2)
Specialty of referral provider
Urologist	29 (71)
Pediatric Surgeon	4 (10)
Plastic Surgeon	4 (10)
Other Surgeon	1 (2)
Unknown Referral Provider Type	2 (5)
Unknown if referred	1 (2)
Days from fistula appearance to referral (if referral date known) (n = 35†)
Median (25%, 75%)	6 (2, 19)
Mean (range)	15 (0–75)
Antibiotic treatment
Yes	32 (78)
No	9 (22)
Initial Management
Conservative	38 (93)
Surgical	0
Unknown	3 (7)
Conservative management outcome (n = 38)
Successful (% of n = 38)	4 (11)
Unsuccessful	10 (26)
Unknown	27 (71)
Ever had surgical repair
Yes	9 (22)
No	4 (10)
Unknown	28 (68)
Days from fistula appearance to surgical repair (n = 9)
Median (25%, 75%)	60 (30, 74)
Mean (range)	57 (16–103)
If surgery documented, what was the outcome (n = 9)
Successful (% of n = 9)	4 (44)
Unsuccessful	3 (33)
Unknown	2 (22)
If surgery performed, total number of operations documented (n = 9)
One (% of n = 9)	8 (89)
Two	1 (11)
Fistula healed at last documented follow up
Yes	9 (22)
No	30 (73)
Unknown‡	2 (5)

^†Outlier of 213 days excluded

^‡Two with corrective surgery performed but no follow-up results documented