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Table 2 Comorbid conditions increasing the risk for wound infection

From: Delayed primary closure of contaminated abdominal wall defects with non-crosslinked porcine acellular dermal matrix compared with conventional staged repair: a retrospective study

 

Group 1

Group 2

Average body mass index

25

30

Obese >30kg/m2

1

3

Smoker

 

2

Diabetes

2

1

History of soft tissue infection

2

3

Hypoxemia

1

1

Renal insufficiency

1

0

Corticosteroid therapy

1

1

Benign prostate hyperplasia

 

2

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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947