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Table 2 Major wound complications stratified by tumor localization

From: Postoperative complications and oncologic outcomes after multimodal therapy of localized high risk soft tissue sarcoma

 

Total

Lower extremity

Upper extremity

Trunk

Major wound complication

21/74 (24.3%)

14/39 (35.9%)

(p = 0.013)

1/15 (6.7%)

(p = 0.066)

3/20 (15.0%)

(p = 0.364)

  Wound healing disorder

11/74 (15.1%)

10/39 (25.6%)

(p = 0.007)

0/15 (0%)

(p = 0.079)

1/20 (5.0%)

(p = 0.270)

  Wound infection

11/74 (15.1%)

8/39 (20.5%)

(p = 0.202)

1/15 (6.7%)

(p = 0.326)

2/20 (10.0%)

(p = 0.716)

  Postoperative seroma

4/74 (5.5%)

4/39 (10.2%)

(p = 0.076)

0/15 (0%)

(p = 0.418)

0/20 (0%)

(p = 0.570)

  Fistula

4/74 (5.5%)

4/39 (10.2%)

(p = 0.076)

0/15 (0%)

(p = 0.418)

0/20 (0%)

(p = 0.570)

  Postoperative hematoma

2/74 (2.4%)

2/39 (5.1%)

(p = 0.495)

0/15 (0%)

(p = 0.651)

0/20 (0%)

(p = 1.000)

  Abscess

2/74 (2.4%)

2/39 (5.1%)

(p = 0.495)

0/15 (0%)

(p = 0.651)

0/20 (0%)

(p = 1.000)

  1. Total (n = 74). Each localization was compared to the rest of the cohort (bold text = singificant values or trend to significance)