Table 3 Subgroup analysis with pathological entity into two categories
Outcomes | Fournier gangrene (FG subgroup) | Necrotizing soft tissue infection (Non-FG subgroup) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of studies | No. of particip ants | OR (95%CI) | P for interac tion | No. of studies | No. of particip ants | OR (95%CI) | P for interac tion | |
The mortality rate | 10 | 683 | 0.389(0.209, 0.723) | 0.12 | 13 | 48,469 | 0.580(0.436, 0.770) | 0.07 |
The number of debridements | 2 | 90 | 0.340(− 3.032, 3.712) | < 0.01 | 6 | 758 | 0.614(0.453, 0.775) | 0.71 |
The incidence of sepsis | 2 | 104 | 1.319(0.943, 1.843) | 0.31 | 2 | 46,094 | 0.800(0.304, 2.108) | < 0.01 |