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Table 2 Short-term and long-term outcomes according to disease stage

From: A proposed staging system for chronic symptomatic pilonidal sinus disease and results in patients treated with stage-based approach

 

All (n:367)

Stage-I (n:71)

Stage-II (n:159)

Stage 2a (n:31)

Stage 2b (n:128)

Stage-III (n:78)

Stage-IV (n:19)

Stage-R (n:40)

Anesthesia complication (n)

9 (2.5 %)

0

3 (1.9 %)

2a: 0

2b: 3 (2.3 %)

4 (5.1 %)

2 (10.5 %)

0

Wound complications (n)

 

Infection

20 (5.4 %)

0

10 (6.3)

2a: 2 (6.5 %)

2b: 8 (6.3 %)

6 (7.7 %)

2 (10.5 %)

2 (5 %)

 

Collection

28 (7.6 %)

2 (2.8 %)

7 (4.4 %)

2a: 3 (9.7 %)

2b: 4 (3.1 %)

11 (14.1 %)

2 (10.5 %)

6 (15 %)

 

Dehiscence

14 (3.8 %)

0

4 (2.5 %)

2a:0

2b: 4 (3.1 %)

5 (6.4 %)

1 (5.3 %)

4 (10 %)

Primary healing (n)

320 (87.2 %)

69 (97.2 %)

143 (89.9 %)

2a: 27 (87.4 %)

2b: 116 (90.6 %)

62 (79.5 %)

16 (84.2 %)

30 (75 %)

Functional recovery time (days)

10 (2–35)

4 (2–7)

10 (2–35)

2a: 4 (2–7)

2b: 12 (7–35)

12 (7–25)

12 (10–14)

12 (8–22)

Wound healing time (days)

12 (10–55)

20 (12–35)

12 (10–55)

2a: 22 (12–30)

2b: 10 (10–35)

12 (10–40)

14 (12–20)

12 (10–22)

Recurrence (n)

6 (1.6 %)

0

1 (0.6)

2a: 1 (3.2 %)

2b: 0

2 (2.6 %)

1 (5.3 %)

2 (5 %)