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Table 9 Adverse events according to treatment group

From: A pilot randomised controlled trial of negative pressure wound therapy to treat grade III/IV pressure ulcers [ISRCTN69032034]

Type of adverse event

Treatment group

NPWT

SC

Serious:

-

-

Death

2

-

Admission to hospital

1

3

Other medically important condition

-

1

Persistent/significant disability/incapacity

-

-

Life-threatening risk (immediate risk of death)

-

-

Participants cannot provide on-going consent

-

-

Systemic infection/sepsis

-

-

Osteomyelitis

1

-

Non-serious adverse events:

-

-

Wound infection

2

1

Skin damage

-

1

Wound bleeding

-

-

Breakdown of wound following closure surgery

-

-

Pain

1

-

Recurrence of pressure ulcer (grade II or above) at site of reference pressure ulcer

-

-

New pressure ulcer (grade II or above)

-

-

Other event*

9

6

Total

16

12

  1. *Details of these are provided in Table 10.