Surgical Treatment of 55 Patients with Pressure Ulcers at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Kosovo during the Period 2000–2010: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

General characteristics of patients with PUs.

	No (𝑛=55)	%
Gender*
Male	42	76.3
Female	13	23.6
Age groups (years)
Children	10	18.1
20–29	9	16.3
30–39	20	36.3
40–49	5	9
50–59	5	9
60–69	2	3.6
70+	4	7.2
Mean ± SD	34.8±10.0
Range	11–79 years

∗Significant by gender (𝜒²-test = 15.3, 𝑃<0.001).