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. 2022 Apr 25;12(4):e055411. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055411

Table 5.

Intermediate repair wounds for adult and paediatric patients, by location and size

Location (size, cm) Adult
n (%)
Paediatric
n (%)
Prevalence ratio (paediatric/adult)
Total 555 (0.7) 318 (1.6) 2.29
Neck; axillae; trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet)
 <2.5 54 (0.07) 39 (0.19) 2.71
 2.6–7.5 135 (0.17) 47 (0.23) 1.35
 7.6–12.5 60 (0.09) 19 (0.09) 1.00
 12.6–20.0 27 (0.03) 7 (0.03) 1.00
 20.1–30.0 7 (0.01) 2 (0.01) 1.00
 >30 2 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1.00
Neck; hands; feet and/or external genitalia
 <2.5 51 (0.06) 16 (0.08) 1.33
 2.6–7.5 69 (0.09) 6 (0.03) 0.33
 7.6–12.5 12 (0.02) 0 (0.0) 0.00
 12.6–20 0 (0.00) 0 (0.0) 0.00
Face; ears; eyelids; nose; lips, and/or mucous membranes
 <2.5 50 (0.06) 73 (0.36) 6.00
 2.6–5.0 49 (0.06) 69 (0.34) 5.67
 5.1–7.5 19 (0.02) 13 (0.06) 3.00
 7.6–12.5 16 (0.02) 13 (0.06) 3.00
 12.6–20 4 (0.01) 8 (0.04) 4.00
 20.1–30 0 (0) 4 (0.02) 0.00