(A) Overall outcomes on basic characteristics of missions
| Length of mission | Total number of patients | Gender distribution | Age | ||||||||||
| Studies (n) | Total length (days) | Average (days) | Studies (n) | Patients (n, %) | Average per study (n) | Studies (n) | Female (n, %) | Male (n, %) | Studies (n) | Mean (years) | Studies (n) | Median (years) | |
| Clefts | 18 | 168 | 9 | 28 | 37 642 (78) | 1344 | 18 | 12 210 (45.8) | 14 435 (54.2) | 12 | 9.22 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Post-burn contractures | 3 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 358 (1) | 72 | 4 | 143 (44.8) | 176 (55.2) | 2 | 27.6 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Noma | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 269 (1) | 67 | 3 | 102 (58.6) | 72 (41.4) | 1 | 23.9 | 1 | 17.0 |
| General reconstructive | 4 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 10 277 (21) | 2569 | 1 | 143 (44.8) | 176 (55.2) | 1 | 24.0 | NA | NA |
| Totals | 27 | 276 | 41 | 48 546 (100) | 26 | 12 598 (45.9) | 14 859 (54.1) | 16 | 5 | ||||
| Overall mean or median | 10 (+/-SD 3.8) | 1184 (+/-SD 2134.4) | 13.4 (SD+/-8.5) | 4.5 (Q25-75 2.9-13) | |||||||||
| (B) Overall outcomes on patient safety | |||||||||
| Follow-up length not reported | Follow-up length<180 days | Follow-up length>180 days | |||||||
| Studies (n) | Follow-up rate* (%) | Complication rate† (n, %) | Studies (n) | Follow-up rate* (%) | Complication rate† (n, %) | Studies (n) | Follow-up rate* (%) | Complication rate† (n, %) | |
| Clefts | 7 | NA | 111/11 992 (0.9) | 6 | 81.0 | 739/12 513 (5.9) | 9 | 54.3 | 181/887 (20.4) |
| Post-burn contractures | 3 | NA | 24/383 (6.3) | 1 | 77.4 | 9/31 (29.0) | 1 | 100.0 | 28/50 (56.0) |
| Noma | 1 | NA | 17/34 (50.0) | 3 | 97.6 | 158/240 (65.8) | 0 | NA | NA |
| General reconstructive | 1 | NA | 6/266 (2.3) | 1 | 100 | 7/30 (23.3) | 0 | NA | NA |
| Total studies | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| Overall rate | 158/12 675 (1.25) | 81.3 | 913/12 814 (7.1) | 56.0 | 209/937 (22.3) | ||||
*The follow-up rate: the number of patients who completed follow-up divided by the total number of patientsi ncluded for follow-up. For clarity reasons only percentages are displayed,patients numbers are omitted.
†The complication rate: the number of patients with complications divided by the total number of patients who completed follow-up. Displayed are the patient numbers, between brackets the complication percentage.
NA, not available.