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Table 3 Complications of lower limb cellulitis in the Regional Hospital Bamenda, September 2015 to August 2016

From: Risk factors of lower limb cellulitis in a level-two healthcare facility in Cameroon: a case-control study

Complication

Case (n = 61)

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P –value

Amputation

 Yes

3 (4.92%)

3.1 (0.5–19.1)

0.207

 No

58 (95.08%)

Necrosectomy

 Yes

29 (47.54%)

21.2 (7.6–59.2)

<0.001

 No

32 (52.46%)

  1. n number of cases, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
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