Research Article

Efficacy of Prophylactic Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Delayed Primary Closure for Contaminated Abdominal Wounds

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Number (%)

Female14 (64)
Age76 (44–92)
Body mass index22.9 (15.8–29.3)
Diabetes mellitus6 (27)
Corticosteroid usage2 (9.0)
Anticoagulation6 (27)
Dementia6 (27)
ASA classification
 28 (36)
 310 (46)
 44 (18)
Operative time (minutes)102 (41–344)
Blood loss (mL)265 (0–1753)
CDC wound classification
 Class III15 (68)
 Class IV7 (32)

Data are depicted as median (range). ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.