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Table 6 Complications, specific interventions and outcomes of NF admission by ethnicity in reviewed patients

From: Risk factors, microbiological findings and outcomes of necrotizing fasciitis in New Zealand: a retrospective chart review

 

European (n=122)

Maori (n=47)

Pacific (n=60)

Other (n=17)

Total (n=247)

p-value

 

No.

%

No.

%

No

%

No.

%

No.

%

 

Renal failure

54

44.3

20

42.6

24

40.0

7

41.2

105

42.2

0.957

Shock

54

44.3

17

36.2

24

40.0

9

52.9

105

42.5

0.607

Multi-organ dysfunction

21

17.2

8

17.0

12

20.0

3

17.6

44

17.8

0.970

Coagulation abnormality

31

25.4

8

17.0

11

18.3

3

17.6

53

21.5

0.539

Myocardial infarction

5

4.1

1

2.1

4

6.7

1

5.9

11

4.5

0.705

ICU admission

73

59.8

20

42.6

35

58.3

10

58.8

138

55.9

0.225

Surgical debridement

109

89.3

44

93.6

53

88.3

16

94.1

223

90.3

0.739

Skin grafting

64

52.5

26

55.3

34

56.7

7

41.2

131

53.0

0.708

Blood product transfusion

64

52.5

17

36.2

25

41.7

9

52.9

115

46.6

0.203

Dialysis

8

6.6

5

10.6

7

11.7

1

5.9

21

8.5

0.618

Amputation

22

18.0

5

10.6

5

8.3

2

11.8

34

13.8

0.285

Death

33

27.0

8

17.0

12

20.0

5

29.4

58

23.5

0.443