Treatment characteristics
| Infection (N=69) | No infection (N=2594) | Infection rate (2.6%) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean time of wound closure (minutes) | ||||
| For sutured wounds only | 24.6 | 18.1 | 0.04 | |
| 0.48 | ||||
| Repair type | ||||
| Simple | 49 | 1987 | 2.4% | |
| Intermediate | 8 | 226 | 3.4% | |
| Complex | 3 | 117 | 2.5% | |
| Closure method | ||||
| 0.3 | ||||
| 0 None | 3 | 114 | 2.6% | |
| 1 Sutures | 51 | 1593 | 3.1% | |
| 2 Tissue adhesive | 6 | 359 | 1.6% | |
| 3 Steri-strips | 4 | 190 | 2.1% | |
| 4 Staples | 2 | 196 | 1.0% | |
| 5 Adhesive + strips | 3 | 73 | 3.9% | |
| 6 Sutures + (strips or adhesive) | 0 | 69 | 0.0% | |
| 0.26 | ||||
| Non-suture closure (2+3+5) | 13 | 622 | 2.0% | |
| Sutured (1+6) | 51 | 1662 | 3.0% | |
| N/A | ||||
| Deep closure | 8 | 255 | 3.0% | |
| No deep closure | 43 | 1407 | 3.0% | |
| No of sutures per wound | ||||
| 7.1 | 5.5 | 0.024 | ||
| Sutured wounds | ||||
| ≥6 h post-injury | 5 | 130 | 3.7% | |
| <6 h post-injury | 43 | 1400 | 3.0% | |