Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients according to the severity of their open fractures

Gender (male) n (%)

41 (82.0)

13 (65.0)

0.114

Age (years)

33.1 ± 11.6

30.6 ± 14.1

0.532

Vascular injury n (%)

0 (0)

11 (55.0)

< 0.001*

ISS

7.7 ± 5.8

18.6 ± 9.3

< 0.001*

 Minor (1–8)

13 (26.0)

1 (5.0)

 Moderate (9–15)

29 (58.0)

9 (45.0)

< 0.001*

 Severe (16–24)

7 (14.0)

3 (15.0)

 Critical (25–75)

1 (2.0)

7 (35.0)

Length of hospital stay (days)

6.3 ± 6.7

12.1 ± 5.8

< 0.001*

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.4 ± 2.7

8.4 ± 2.9

0.021*

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.67 ± 0.41

0.68 ± 0.34

0.609

Number of surgical procedures

2.6 ± 0.9

4.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001*

Additional organ injury n (%)

18 (36.0)

6 (30.0)

0.426

Mortality n (%)

4 (8.0)

9 (45.0)

< 0.001*