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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb;48(1):20–30. doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000734

Table 2:

Proposed Acute Skin Failure Variables by Domain

ASF Domain
(bolded)/Risk Factor
Category HAPI
(N = 165)
Control
(N = 310)
Total
(N = 475)
P
Value
Organ Failure
 Any Type Organ Failure No 9 (5.5%) 161 (51.9%) 170 (35.8%) <.001
Yes 156 (94.5%) 149 (48.1%) 305 (64.2%)
 Respiratory Failurea No 32 (19.4%) 187 (60.3%) 219(46.1%) <.001
Yes 133 (80.6%) 123 (39.7%) 256 (53.9%)
 Renal (Acute or Chronic) Failurea No 61 (37.0%) 266 (85.8%) 327 (68.8%) <.001
Yes 104 (63.0%) 44 (14.2%) 148 (31.2%)
 Cardiac Failurea No 125 (75.8%) 283 (91.3%) 408 (85.9%) <.001
Yes 40 (24.2%) 27 (8.7%) 67 (14.1%)
 Liver Failurea No 145 (87.9%) 303 (97.7%) 448 (94.3%) <.001
Yes 20 (12.1%) 7 (2.3%) 27 (5.7%)
Limited Tissue Perfusion
 Any Type No 110 (66.7%) 278 (89.7%) 388 (81.7%) <.001
Yes 55 (33.3%) 32 (10.3%) 87 (18.3%)
 Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed during Current Admission No 161 (97.6%) 295 (95.2%) 456 (96.0%) 0.201
Yes 4 (2.4%) 15 (4.8%) 19 (4.0%)
 Severe Anemia (Hemoglobin < 7 g/dL) a No 115 (69.7%) 301 (97.1%) 416 (87.6%) <.001
Yes 50 (30.3%) 9 (2.9%) 59 (12.4%)
 Vasopressor Use Resulting in Peripheral Necrosis (Toes, Fingers) No 164 (99.4%) 310 (100.0%) 474 (99.8%) 0.347
Yes 1 (0.6%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.2%)
 Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) No 165 (100.0%) 310 (100.0%) 475 (100.0%) NA
 Cardiac Arrest Sustained during Current Admission No 162 (98.2%) 300 (96.8%) 462 (97.3%) 0.557
Yes 3 (1.8%) 10 (3.2%) 13 (2.7%)
Sepsis Continuum
 Any Type Sepsisa No 98 (59.4%) 274 (88.4%) 372 (78.3%) <.001
Yes 67 (40.6%) 36 (11.6%) 103 (21.7%)
 Sepsis No 100 (60.6%) 289 (93.2%) 389 (81.9%) <.001
Yes 65 (39.4%) 21 (6.8%) 86 (18.1%)
 Severe Sepsis No 123 (74.5%) 297 (95.8%) 420 (88.4%) <.001
Yes 42 (25.5%) 13 (4.2%) 55 (11.6%)
 Septic Shock No 127 (77.0%) 300 (96.8%) 427 (89.9%) <.001
Yes 38 (23.0%) 10 (3.2%) 48 (10.1%)
 MODS No 161 (97.6%) 310 (100.0%) 471 (99.2%) 0.014
Yes 4 (2.4%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (0.8%)
 Diabetes Diagnosisa No 111 (67.3%) 229 (73.9%) 340 (71.6%) 0.129
Yes 54 (32.7%) 81 (26.1%) 135 (28.4%)
 Mechanical Ventilation - Greater than 72 Hours? a No 77 (46.7%) 230 (74.2%) 307 (64.6%) <.001
Yes 88 (53.3%) 80 (25.8%) 168 (35.4%)

Note:

a.

Variables were included in multivariate logistic regression in Table 6.