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- Table 1
Gustilo-Anderson’s classfication
Type Definition I Clean wound, <1 cm in length II >1 cm but <10 cm in length without extensive soft tissue damage, flaps, or avulsions III >10 cm in length, fractures open for >8 hours - Table 2
Faringer soft tissue injury classification
Grade Wound I Perineal, perirectal, vaginal, posterior sacrum II Medial thigh, groin crease III Iliac crest, buttock - Table 3
Baseline demographic data
ISS GCS Age (years) Males 2005 30 12 39 68% 2016 29 11 42 68% P value 0.87 0.67 – 0.98 GCS, Glasgow coma scale; ISS, injury severity score.
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Distribution of Gustilo-Anderson’s grade of injury
Grade No. of patients from 2005 study (%) No. of patients from 2016 study (%) P value I 9 (20) 7 (28) 0.48 II 16 (36) 8 (32) 0.72 II 19 (43) 10 (40) 0.80 - Table 5
Comparison of treatments and mortality between 2005 and 2016
Study (n) Patients transfused Pelvic embolization Fecal diversion Length of stay Mortality 2005 (44) 32 (73%) 7 (16%) 4 (9%) 22 20 (45%) 2016 (25) 17 (68%) 10 (40%) 3 (12%) 21 4 (16%) P value 0.68 0.026 0.70 – 0.014
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