Table 3 Characteristics of patients who developed infection after laceration repair
From: Is there a relationship between wound infections and laceration closure times?
Age | Site | Mechanism | Possible | Comorbidity | Time | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(years) | contamination | (min) | (cm) | |||
22 | Extremity | Sharp | No | Obesity | 220 | 4 |
50 | Face | Crush | No | Diabetes, | 287 | 1.5 |
obesity | ||||||
27 | Hand | Sharp | No | None | 290 | 9 |
33 | Hand | Sharp | No | None | 300 | 1 |
40 | Hand | Sharp | Yes | None | 657 | 2.5 |
46 | Extremity | Sharp | No | Pneumonia, | 1,077 | 10 |
malnutrition | ||||||
25 | Hand | Sharp | No | None | 1,439 | 1.5 |
26 | Hand | Sharp | No | None | 1,707 | 3.5 |
42 | Extremity | Sharp | No | None | 1,728 | 5 |
35 | Extremity | Sharp | No | None | 1,740 | 3.5 |