Table 4 Secondary endpoints
|  | Continuous suture group (N = 59) | Interrupted suture group (N = 60) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality/death due to any cause—yes | 10 (16.9%) | 10 (16.9%) | 1.00 |
Length of skin incision [cm] | 20.9 ± 5.3 | 22.5 ± 5.9 | 0.17 *2 |
Length of fascial incision [cm] | 22.7 ± 5.3 | 24.6 ± 6.5 | 0.11 |
Time needed for fascial closure [min] | 12.8 ± 4.5 | 17.4 ± 6.1 |  < 0.001 |
Re-operation due to other reason than hernia/burst abdomen | 12 (24.0%) | 13 (25.0%) | 0.91 |
Puncture of the abdominal cavity for any reason | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (5.4%) | 0.09 |
Postoperative pulmonary infection | 7 (14.9%) | 4 (8.5%) | 0.34 |
Duration of artificial respiration [days] | 2.5 ± 9.0 | 1.7 ± 4.2 | 0.56 |
Duration of postoperative hemodialysis [days] | 0.9 ± 3.9 | 0.9 ± 2.7 | 0.97 |
Wound infection | 17 (34.7%) | 25 (50.0%) | 0.12 |
Duration of vacuum therapy [days] | 1.4 ± 5.1 | 1.5 ± 5.2 | 0.99 |
Duration of wound healing in patients with secondary wound healing [days] | 45.5 ± 32.9 | 37.7 ± 18.2 | 0.57 |
Time to first bowel movement [days] | 2.6 ± 1.5 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 0.77 |
Duration of abdominal drainage [days] | 6.0 ± 4.2 | 6.9 ± 6.8 | 0.46 |
Duration of closed abdominal lavage [days] | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 2.4 | 0.25 |
Postoperative duration of hospital stay [days] | 16.4 ± 13.4 | 17.4 ± 12.9 | 0.68 |
Postoperative duration of intensive care unit stays [days] | 5.8 ± 11.7 | 5.6 ± 8.8 | 0.95 |