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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Bedside dressing changes for open abdomen in the intensive care unit is safe and time and staff efficient

 

All n = 98

VAC-OR n = 42

VAC-ICU n = 22

VAC-OR/ICU n = 34

p

Number of men (%)

73 (72 %)

27 (64 %)

17 (77 %)

28 (82 %)

0.100a

Age, median (range)

64 (20–88)

58.5 (22–88)

70.5 (24–82)

65.5 (20–82)

0.093b

Reason for OA, n (%)

 ACS

46 (47 %)

18 (43 %)

10 (46 %)

18 (53 %)

0.681a

 Intraabdominal swelling

25 (26 %)

9 (21 %)

9 (41 %)

7 (21 %)

0.198a

 Abdominal contamination/second look

14 (14 %)

7 (17 %)

3 (14 %)

4 (12 %)

0.931a

 Other

13 (13 %)

8 (19 %)

0 (0 %)

5 (15 %)

0.077a

Primary diagnosis, n (%)

 Vascular

45 (46 %)

14 (33 %)

14 (64 %)

17 (53 %)

0.058a

 Gastrointestinal

31 (43 %)

18 (43 %)

4 (18 %)

9 (27 %)

0.094a

 Trauma

9 (8 %)

3 (7 %)

1 (5 %)

5 (15 %)

0.481a

 Urological

6 (6 %)

4 (10 %)

0

2 (6 %)

0.421a

 Internal medicine

4 (4 %)

0

3 (14 %)

2 (3 %)

0.038a

 Gynecological

3 (3 %)

3 (7 %)

0

0

0.240a

Clinical characteristics

 SAPS II, median (range)

43.1 (40.3–45.8)

40.2 (36.0–44.3)

46.6 (41.0–52.6)

44.3 (39.5–49.0)

0.158b

 Dialysis, n (%)

24 (24 %)

5 (12 %)

7 (32 %)

12 (35 %)

0.0206a

  1. VAC-OR all dressing changes in the operating room, VAC-ICU all dressing changes in the intensive care unit, VAC-OR/ICU dressing changes in the operating room and intensive care unit, OR operating room, ICU intensive care unit, OA open abdomen, ACS abdominal compartment syndrome, SAPS II simplified acute physiology score ll
  2. aFisher exact test; bone-way ANOVA