Table 4.
Table comparing outcomes of amputations in the different studies for delayed primary closure with present study
| Simper et al18 | Atesalp et al5 | Silva et al19 | Fisher et al20 | Maricevic et al22 | Current study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of study | Retrospective | Retrospective | Nonrandomised retrospective cohort study | Prospective randomised | Retrospective | Randomised study |
| Study year | 1989 | 2004‐2011 | September 1984‐December 1986 | April 1992–1994 | September 2018‐June 2019 | |
| Mean age (y) | Young age | 22.1 | PC‐64.8 | PC‐67 | 26 | PC‐35.5 |
| DPC‐63.8 | DPC‐68.1 | DPC‐33.3 | ||||
| M:F ratio | All male | 471: 3 | PC‐61:45 | NA | 68:7 | PC‐28:2 |
| DPC‐62:39 | DPC‐32:1 | |||||
| Mechanism of injury | Explosion of mine Bomb blast Gunshot | Land mine injuries | Nontraumatic | Nontraumatic | War wounded | Trauma (RTI, train associated) |
| Study population | TraumaticBelow knee amputation | TraumaticBelow knee amputation | Critical limb ischemia | Wet gangrene | TraumaticAll extremities | TraumaticBelow hip joint |
| Total extremities included | 106 | 474 | 207 | 47 | 76 | 63 |
| Amputation stump closure (numbers) | PC‐NIL | PC‐392 | PC‐106 | PC‐24 | PC‐70 | PC‐30 |
| DPC‐106 | DPC‐82 | DPC‐101 | DPC‐23 | DPC‐6 | DPC‐33 | |
| Infection rate/complication of stump | PC‐87.4% | PC‐44.5% | PC‐21% | PC‐8 | PC‐23.3% | |
| DPC‐13% | DPC‐81.2% | DPC‐28.3% | DPC‐0% | DPC‐17 | DPC‐27.3% | |
| P value | NA | NA | 0.0006 | 0.05 | NA | 0.711 |
| Length of hospital stay (d) | NA | NA | PC‐16 | PC‐52.6 | NA | PC‐10.3 |
| DPC‐25 | DPC‐37.6 | DPC‐11 |
Abbreviations: DPC, delayed primary closure; PC, primary closure; RTI, road traffic injury.