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Volume of fluid in the operative bed and the volume of drained fluid |
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| Pressure dressing (n = 57) |
Non-pressure dressing (n = 59) |
p-value |
95% Confidence Interval of the difference |
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| Volume of fluid in operative bed (mL) |
0.1954 |
0.4083 |
0.150a |
-0.69–0.26a |
| Volume of drains fluid |
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| Day 1 (mL) |
52.07 |
53.98 |
0.156a |
-10.01–6.18a |
| Day 2 (mL) |
7.28 |
7.03 |
0.877a |
-3.75–4.24a |
| Day 3 (mL) |
0.53 |
1.36 |
0.087a |
-2.73–1.07a |
| Total (mL) |
59.88 |
62.63 |
0.798a |
-13.82–8.32a |
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P < 0.05 was considered significant a Calculated with unpaired t-test | ||||
Piromchai et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2008 8:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-8-1 |
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