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Table 6 Demographics of patients undergoing procedure according to type of procedure

From: Risk factors for infection following ingrowing toenail surgery: a retrospective cohort study

 

Radical excision

n = 97

Partial, wedge, or total nail resection a

n = 1367

P value

Mean Age (SD)

54.8 (20.8)

34.6 (22.0)

< 0.01* ++

Sex – Female (%)

55 (56.7%)

703 (51.4%)

0.35 +

ASA 1 (%)

50 (51.5%)

1047 (76.6%)

< 0.01* +

Office Based Facility

76 (78.4%)

710 (51.9%)

< 0.01* +

  1. aOther/Multiple procedures were excluded from this grouping.
  2. * Statistically significant at p < 0.05
  3. + P value calculated using Fisher’s exact test (two-sided)
  4. ++ P Value calculated using Independent samples T Test, Equal variances not assumed
  5. ASA 1 = no systemic disease.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN: 1757-1146