Seasonal Temperature and Pin Site Care Regimen Affect the Incidence of Pin Site Infection in Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures
Table 1
Patient data.
Variable
High-temperature season
Low-temperature season
value
Number of patients*
40
21
Mean age (years)+
7 ± 2.6
6.7 ± 2.6
0.66
Male/female*
27/13
10/11
0.13
BMI (Kg/m2)+
17.2 ± 3.7
15.8 ± 2.4
0.11
Right/left*
23/17
13/8
0.74
Fracture type II/III*
3/37
6/15
0.037
Average number of pins
2.4
2.3
0.42
Pin retention (days)+
34.4 ± 8
31.3 ± 5.3
0.13
Noncare/daily care*
20/20
10/11
0.86
Infected patients‡
18 (45)
4 (19)
0.045
The values are given as the number of patients. +The values are given as the mean and standard deviation. ‡Data are number (%) of patients. < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.