Table 3 Outcomes
Variable | General (N = 83) | NPWT (N = 63) | BVT (N = 18) | P-value (NPWT vs BVT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fascial closure rates, n (%)a | ||||
- yes - no | 61 (79.2) 16 (20.8) | 46 (75.4) 15 (24.6) | 15 (93.8) 1 (6.3) | 0.10 |
Days to closure (dys), mean (±SD)b | 5.6 (±4.6) | 6 (±4.8) | 6.5 (±4.3) | 0.71 |
Intra-hospital mortality, n (%) | ||||
- yes - no | 27 (32.5) 56 (67.5) | 18 (27.7) 47 (72.3) | 9 (50) 9 (50) | 0.07 |
Cause of death | ||||
- Sepsis - Haemorragic shock - Respiratory Failure - Cardiac Failure - MOF - Bowel Ischaemia - Aorto-enteric fistula - Unknown | 8 (9.6) 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 7 (8.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 4 (4.8) | 4 (6.3) 1 (1.6) 2 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 4 (6.3) 1 (1.6) 1 (1.6) 4 (6.3) | 4 (22.2) 1 (5.6) 0 1 (5.6) 3 (16.7) 0 0 0 | 0.254 |
Overall mortality, n (%)c | ||||
- yes - no | 35 (43.8) 45 (56.3) | 23 (37.1) 39 (62.9) | 12 (66.7) 6 (33.3) | 0.02 |
Cause of death | ||||
- Neoplastic - Recurrent septic episode - Haemorragic shock - Respiratory Failure | 4 (4.8) 2 (2.4) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) | 2 (3.2) 2 (3.2) 1 (1.6) 0 | 2 (11.1) 0 0 1 (5.6) | 0.184 |