Lower extremity amputations (LEAs) in a tertiary hospital in Togo: a retrospective analysis of clinical, biological, radiological, and therapeutic aspects

Table 4 Distribution of early postoperative complications in the follow-up according to age, sex, presence of diabetes, and level of amputation (N = 245)

	Early postoperative complications
	Present		Absent		Total		Chi-2	P
Other patients
Row %	111	75.51	36	24.49	147	100.00	0.0822	0.77
Col %	111	60.99	36	64.29	147	61.76
Aged patients
Row %	71	78.02	20	21.98	91	100.00
Col %	71	39.01	20	35.71	91	38.24
Total
Row %	182	76.47	56	23.53	238	100.00
Col %	182	100.00	56	100.00	238	100.00
Men							0.0023	0.96
Row %	123	76.88	37	23.13	160	100.00
Col %	123	67.58	37	66.07	160	67.23
Women
Row %	59	75.64	19	24.36	78	100.00
Col %	59	32.42	19	33.93	78	32.77
Total
Row %	182	76.47	56	23.53	238	100.00
Col %	182	100.00	56	100.00	238	100.00
Below knee							3.6348	0.05
Row %	114	80.85	27	19.15	141	100.00
Col %	114	63.69	27	48.21	141	60.00
Above knee
Row %	65	69.15	29	30.85	94	100.00
Col %	65	36.31	29	51.79	94	40.00
Total
Row %	179	76.17	56	23.83	235	100.00
Col %	179	100.00	56	100.00	235	100.00
Diabetes mellitus							0.0009	0.97
Row %	105	75.54	34	24.46	139	100.00
Col %	105	64.42	34	62.96	139	64.06
No diabetes
Row %	58	74.36	20	25.64	78	100.00
Col %	58	35.58	20	37.04	78	35.94
Total
Row %	163	75.12	54	24.88	217	100.00
Col %	163	100.00	54	100.00	217	100.00

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