Table 2 .
Controlled prospective cohort study patient demographics, treatment details, service satisfaction and treatment outcomes
| Variables | Patient total (n = 350) | Controls (n = 100) | Intervention (n = 250) | p-value | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%): | 0.131a | – | |||
| Female | 112 (32.0) | 38 (38.0) | 74 (29.6) | ||
| Male | 238 (68.0) | 62 (62.0) | 176 (70.4) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 48.53 (17.39) | 50.14 (17.11) | 47.89 (17.49) | 0.274b | [–1.79, 6.30] |
| Ethnicity, n (%): | 0.137c | – | |||
| White | 320 (91.4) | 96 (96) | 224 (89.6) | ||
| Black | 6 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (2.4) | ||
| Asian | 24 (6.9) | 4 (4) | 20 (8.0) | ||
| BMI, mean (SD) | 27.51 (5.66) | 27.36 (6.27) | 27.61 (5.41) | 0.576b | [–1.71, 0.95] |
| Comorbidities present, n (%) | 138 (39.4) | 40 (40) | 98 (39.2) | 0.890a | – |
| Number of comorbidities, median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | 0.634d | – |
| Smoker, n (%) | 79 (22.6) | 25 (25.0) | 54 (21.6) | 0.492a | – |
| Surgery type, n (%): | – | ||||
| day case | NA | NA | 224 (89.6) | – | |
| Inpatient | NA | NA | 26 (10.4) | ||
| Anaesthetic modality, n (%) | – | ||||
| Local | NA | NA | 187 (74.8) | – | |
| Regional | NA | NA | 58 (23.2) | ||
| General | NA | NA | 5 (2.0) | ||
| Postoperative/first-assessment hospital visits, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | 2 (0–3) | <.001 d | – |
| Hospital postoperative/first-assessment appointments, median (IQR): | |||||
| PDC | 0.5 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | 1 (0–2) | <.001 d | – |
| OPD | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.187d | |
| HT | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) | 0.076d | |
| Remote postoperative/1st assessment appointments, median (IQR): | – | ||||
| PDC | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.142d | |
| OPD | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.003 d | |
| HT | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.829d | |
| Service satisfaction score (/10), median (IQR) | 10 (10–10) | 10 (10–10) | 10 (10–10) | 0.067d | – |
| Treatment outcome rating (/10), median (IQR) | 10 (9–10) | 10 (9–10) | 10 (9–10) | 0.961d | – |
a Chi-squared test
b independent t-test
c Fisher test
d Mann Whitney U test
CI, confidence interval; HT, hand therapy; IQR, interquartile range; LA, local anaesthetic; NA, not applicable; OPD, surgeon outpatient department consultation; PDC, plastic surgery dressing clinic; SD, standard deviation