Table 2 Time-period of diagnosis of surgical-site infection in the trial arms.

From: Remote diagnosis of surgical-site infection using a mobile digital intervention: a randomised controlled trial in emergency surgery patients

 

Smartphone (n = 223)

Routine Care (n = 269)

Odds ratio

p

7-Day SSI rate

14 (6.3%)

7 (2.6%)

3.71 (1.02–13.51)

0.043

30-Day SSI rate

21 (9.4%)

20 (7.4%)

1.29 (0.68−2.45)

0.513

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