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Table 2 Incidence of SWI in group PDT + SWI vs. group SWI w/o PDT

From: Does percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy increase the incidence of sternal wound infection - a single center retrospective of 4100 cases

 

PDT + SWI (n = 25)

SWI w/o PDT (n = 131)

P-Values

SWI % (n)

9.4 % (25/265)

3.4 % (131/3829)

0.0001

CDC I % (n)

20 % (5)

1.5 % (2)

CDC II % (n)

52 % (13)

86.3 % (113)

CDC III % (n)

28 % (7)

12.2 % (16)

  1. Bold writing indicates significant Values
  2. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SWI sternal wound infection