Table 3 Injury characteristics related to GSW versus BW
Variable | No. of patients/% | Mechanism of injury | P-value | 95% CI | OR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GSW (n = 222) | BW (n = 111) | |||||
Fracture | 0.001 | 0.198–0.693 | 0.351 | |||
No fracture | 26 (7.8%) | 8 (3.6%) | 18 (16.2%) | |||
Closed | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.7%) | |||
Open | 304 (91.3%) | 214 (96.4%) | 90 (81.1%) | |||
Energy | 0.02 | 0.837–3.169 | 1.629 | |||
Low | 13 (3.9%) | 11 (5%) | 2 (1.8%) | |||
Moderate | 155 (46.5%) | 112 (50.4%) | 43 (38.7%) | |||
High | 165 (49.5%) | 99 (44.6%) | 66 (59.5%) | |||
Wound size | 0.001 | 0.467–2.155 | 1.003 | |||
No wound | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.7%) | |||
< 1 cm | 41 (12.3%) | 34 (15.3%) | 7 (6.3%) | |||
1-10 cm | 206 (61.9%) | 147 (66.2%) | 59 (53.2%) | |||
> 10 cm | 83 (24.9%) | 41 (18.5%) | 42 (37.8%) | |||
Contamination | 0.001 | 0.807–4.329 | 1.869 | |||
Clean | 34 (10.2%) | 28 (12.6%) | 6 (5.4%) | |||
Moderate | 203 (61%) | 146 (65.8%) | 57 (51.4%) | |||
Extensive | 96 (28.8%) | 48 (21.6%) | 48 (43.2%) | |||
Vascular | 0.8 | 0.243–2.649 | 0.803 | |||
No | 257 (77.2%) | 172 (77.5%) | 85 (76.6%) | |||
Yes | 76 (22.8%) | 50 (22.5%) | 26 (23.4%) | |||
Nerve | 0.7 | 0.644–4.195 | 1.644 | |||
No | 253 (76%) | 170 (76.6%) | 83 (74.8%) | |||
Yes | 80 (24%) | 52 (23.4%) | 28 (25.2%) | |||