Table 6.

Pre‐treatment history

	Control group (n =15)(%)	NPWT‐instillation therapy group (n = 15)(%)	P‐value
Diabetes*	40	53·3	0·715
Smoking history*	20	33·3	0·682
Staphylococcus **	33·3	60	0·272
Enterococcus **	60	60	1·000
VRE**	13·3	26·7	0·651
MRSA**	53·3	26·7	0·264

NPWT, negative pressure wound therapy; MRSA, methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE; vancomycin‐resistant infections.

^* Percentage that is diabetic or have smoking history based on medical record.

^** Percentage testing positive from culture test.