Table 2 Results and comparison of the treatment success (One patient was excluded due to short follow-up).
Leakage closure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 10 pat., 77%) | No (n = 3 pat., 23%) | ||
Median time between surgery and start of the Plug-Vac therapy (days) | Median (range) | 60 (12–385) | 97 (30–1282) |
Size of the fistula orifice (cm) | Median (range) | 1.0 (0.5–1.5) | 1.0 (0.3–3.9) |
Lenght of the fistula (cm) | Median (range) | 20 (10–35) | 10 (3–10) |
Duration of the Vac-Plug therapy (days) | Median (range) | 23 (15–119) | 68 (4–75) |
Vicryl™ Plug (n) | Number | 2/10 (20%) | 0/3 (0%) |
Number of Vac-plug interventions (n) | Median (range) | 5 (1–13) | 9 (1–12) |
Abdomen apertum (n) | Yes | 0 (0%) | 2 (67%) |
Primary transmural defect therapy | Endoscopy | 5 | 1 |
Surgery | 5 | 2 | |
Lenght of hospitalization (days) | Median (range) | 84 (4–160) | 141 (90–338) |
Mortality | Yes | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) |
