Vacuum-Assisted Abdominal Closure Is Safe and Effective: A Cohort Study in 74 Consecutive Patients

Table 2

Clinical background data and procedure related data in those with an unsuccessful and successful treatment. Unless otherwise stated, the results are given as median (range) or number (%).

	Treatment unsuccessful	Treatment successful	value
(%)	11 (15.7%)	59 (84.3%)
Age (years)	64.3 (20–79)	61.5 (9–89)	0.62
Sex, men	4 (36.4%)	41 (69.5%)	0.035
BMI	25.4 (17.68–34.97)	26.2 (16.90–41.81)	0.68
Known ventral hernia prior to treatment	3 (27.3%)	4 (6.8%)	0.036
Duration of VAC (days)	10.8 (2–39)	5.2 (0–15)	0.0013
VAC-changes	4.2 (0–16)	1.6 (0–6)	0.0012
Wound area (cm^2)	250 (57–496)	157.1 (27–500)	0.0059
Fluid output max (ml/day)	1224 (500–3100)	1190 (0–11000)	0.89
Died within 3 months	4 (36.4%)	3 (5.2%)	0.002