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Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs) and associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between initial abdominal closure technique and complications

From: Impact of initial temporary abdominal closure in damage control surgery: a retrospective analysis

 

N (%)

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

  

Lower

Upper

Fascial closure

 Skin only

133 (96.4)

4.14

1.25

13.69

 ABThera

34 (94.4)

1.52

0.31

7.32

 Bogotá bag

50 (83.3)

0.24

0.08

0.74

 Barker’s vacuum packing

4 (80.0)

0.26

0.02

2.73

Hospital mortality

 Skin only

5 (3.6)

0.23

0.07

0.74

 ABThera

5 (13.9)

1.48

0.45

4.85

 Bogotá bag

9 (15.0)

3.81

1.25

11.57

 Barker’s vacuum packing

0 (0)

1.00

–

–

Repeat bleeding

 Skin only

7 (5.1)

0.55

0.19

1.59

 ABThera

2 (5.6)

0.39

0.08

1.87

 Bogotá bag

8 (13.3)

1.96

0.69

5.55

 Barker’s vacuum packing

2 (40.0)

18.32

2.29

146.92

  1. *Multivariate logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, Injury Severity Score, mechanism, and massive transfusion requirement (> 10 units RBC/24 h)
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

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