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Published in final edited form as: World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan 28;137:e257–e262. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.152

Table 1.

Characteristics and Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Anterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Variable	Non-NPWT (n = 15)	NPWT (n = 23)	P Value
Demographics
Age^* (years)	60.5 (10.8)	59.2 (12.3)	0.75
BMI^* (kg/m²)	29.6 (7.0)	29.3 (5.4)	0.89
D2M prevalence	3 (20.0)	4 (17.4)	0.84
Active smoker	1 (6.7)	1 (4.3)	0.76
Indication
Degenerative/deformity	13 (86.7)	20 (87.0)	0.98
Trauma	1 (6.7)	1 (4.3)	0.76
Cancer	1 (6.7)	2 (8.7)	0.82
Surgical parameters
Fusion length^†	3 (1.0)	3 (1.6)	0.22
Results
Infection/dehiscence	3 (20.0)	0 (0.0)	0.01

Data are presented as average (standard deviation) or n (%).

NPWT, negative pressure wound therapy; BMI, body mass index; D2M, diabetes mellitus type 2.

Mean.

^†

Median.