Table 5 Kendall’s tau-b correlational analyses between demographic and hospital-related variables of interest and number of complications (n = 61).
Variable | n | Local complications | General Complications | Total complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 61 | −0.058 | 0.162 | 0.113 |
Overweight (binary Y/N) | 58 | 0.078 | 0.265* (p = 0.024) | 0.273* (p = 0.018) |
More than 1 PI at admission (binary Y/N) | 61 | 0.485*** (p < 0.001) | −0.003 | 0.140 |
History of previous flap surgery (binary Y/N) | 61 | 0.356** (p = 0.004) | −0.136 | −0.014 |
Days from referral to surgery | 56 | 0.163 | −0.084 | −0.014 |
Days from SMARTa clinic to surgery | 47 | 0.110 | 0.050 | 0.068 |
Number of hospital admission days for the same pressure injury | 32 | −0.076 | −0.163 | −0.164 |
Length of stay (admission to discharge) | 61 | 0.456*** (p < 0.001) | 0.182 | 0.309*** (p < 0.001) |
Days from surgery to discharge | 61 | 0.416*** (p < 0.001) | 0.255** (p = 0.007) | 0.361*** (p < 0.001) |
Days from surgery to sitting | 61 | 0.478*** (p < 0.001) | 0.178 | 0.325*** (p < 0.001) |
Osteomyelitis | 58 | 0.305* (p = 0.013) | −0.090 | 0.040 |
Tetraplegia (vs paraplegia/spina bifida) | 61 | −0.012 | 0.049 | 0.049 |
Myocutaneous flap | 61 | 0.205 | −0.030 | 0.003 |
Diabetes mellitus (Y/N) | 61 | −0.020 | 0.257* (p = 0.025) | 0.226* (p = 0.045) |
Current smoker | 61 | −0.019 | −0.198 | −0.197 |
Spasticity interfering with positioning or transfers on admission | 61 | 0.271* (p = 0.028) | 0.162 | 0.195 |
Kyphoscoliosis/pelvic obliquity | 42 | −0.078 | 0.247 | 0.215 |
Urinary incontinence prior to admission | 61 | 0.177 | 0.054 | 0.121 |
Bowel incontinence prior to admission | 61 | −0.041 | −0.182 | −0.185 |
Urinary incontinence impacting on flap site | 61 | 0.183 | 0.153 | 0.232* (p = 0.040) |
Faecal incontinence impacting on flap site | 61 | 0.170 | −0.090 | 0.028 |
Increased pain | 61 | 0.337** (p = 0.006) | 0.008 | 0.114 |
Mental health | 61 | 0.036 | −0.097 | −0.038 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 61 | 0.067 | −0.113 | −0.054 |
