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Table 2 Primary endpoint results

From: Continuous versus interrupted abdominal wall closure after emergency midline laparotomy: CONTINT: a randomized controlled trial [NCT00544583]

 

Continuous suture (N = 59)

Interrupted suture (N = 60)

p-value*

Burst abdomen until day 30 or incisional hernia until month 12 (ITT)

8/32 (25.0%)

11/37 (29.7%)

0.66

Composite endpoint with ICA-r imputation (ITT)

16/59 (27.1%)

18/60 (30.0%)

0.73

Composite Endpoint (PP)

8/32 (25.0%)

11/37 (29.7%)

0.66

Composite endpoint with ICA-r imputation (PP)

16/59 (27.1%)

18/60 (30.0%)

0.73

Primary endpoint (ITT)

Ref = 1

OR: 1.04 (95% CI: 0.31- 3.43)

0.95

Primary endpoint (PP)

Ref = 1

OR: 1.19 (95% CI: 0.28- 5.04)

0.82

  1. ITT intention-to-treat, PP per protocol, * p values are reported according to χ2 test