Variable | No. of patients/% | Mechanism of injury | P-value | 95% CI | OR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GSW (n = 222) | BW (n = 111) | |||||
Operation | 0.001 | 0.698–1.253 | 0.935 | |||
Debridement with direct closure or definitive fixation | 156 (46.8%) | 111 (50%) | 45 (40.5%) | |||
Debridement with external fixation | 86 (25.8%) | 59 (26.6%) | 27 (24.3%) | |||
Reoperations or secondary reconstruction | 26 (7.8%) | 10 (4.5%) | 16 (14.4%) | |||
Primary amputations | 35 (10.5%) | 17 (7.7%) | 18 (16.2%) | |||
Soft tissue reconstruction with fixation | 2 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.8%) | |||
Revascularization with fixation | 28 (8.4%) | 25 (11.3%) | 3 (2.7%) | |||
Infection | 0.09 | 0.449–2.040 | 0.957 | |||
Yes | 72 (21.6%) | 42 (18.9%) | 30 (27%) | |||
No | 261 (78.4%) | 180 (81.1%) | 81 (73%) | |||
Secondary amputation | 1.0 | 0.117–3.062 | 0.597 | |||
Yes | 12 (3.6%) | 8 (3.6%) | 4 (3.6%) | |||
No | 321 (96.4%) | 214 (96.4%) | 107 (96.4%) | |||
Compartment | 0.08 | 0.451–41.857 | 4.347 | |||
Yes | 11 (3.3%) | 10 (4.5%) | 1 (0.9%) | |||
No | 322 (96.7%) | 212 (95.5%) | 110 (99.1%) |