Table 5 Surgical site complications by treatment group

Wound pain (0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain imaginable), n (%)

25 (100)

21 (100)

 Mean (SD)

2.6 (1.8)

2.2 (2.0)

 Median (IQR)

2 (1, 4)

2 (0, 3)

 Min, max

0, 6

0, 6

Hospital attendance after discharge, n (%)

 Yes

1 (4.0)

4 (19.0)

 No

24 (96.0)

17 (81.0)

Sternum wound, n (%)

 Healed

24 (96.0)

20 (95.2)

 Infected

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

 Partially healed

0 (0.0)

1 (4.8)

Sternum stable, n (%)

 Yes

25 (100)

21 (100)

Donor site wound, n (%)

 Healed

22 (88.0)

17 (81.0)

 Infected

0 (0.0)

2 (9.5)

 Partially healed

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

 Missing

2 (8.0)

2 (9.5)