Table 2 Patient risk factors / Comorbidities
ciNPWT | Control | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | % | Number of patients | % | ||
Total Number | 36 | 48 | |||
Risk Factors | |||||
Prior Joint Infection | 23 | 63.9 | 20 | 41.7 | 0.050 |
ASA ≥ 3 | 21 | 58.3 | 29 | 60.4 | 0.847 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 12 | 33.3 | 10 | 20.8 | 0.197 |
Smoker | 12 | 33.3 | 11 | 22.9 | 0.289 |
Cardiovascular Disease: IHD / Heart Failure / CABG / PCI before | 10 | 27.8 | 12 | 25.0 | 0.774 |
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) | 9 | 25.0 | 10 | 20.8 | 0.651 |
Active Cancer / Previous Cancer with RT to surgical site | 4 | 11.1 | 8 | 16.7 | 0.471 |
Pre-operative Albumin ≤ 30 | 4 | 11.1 | 2 | 4.2 | 0.395 |
Liver Disease | 2 | 5.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.570 |
Renal Failure | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.000 |
Active Infection / Sepsis | 2 | 5.6 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.000 |
Depression / Schizophrenia | 2 | 5.6 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.574 |
Deep Vein Thrombosis | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 1.000 |
B12 Deficiency Anaemia | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 0.676 |
Current use of corticosteroid / Immunosuppressant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 | 0.504 |