Table 3 |
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Duration of retained drains, complications and length of hospital stay |
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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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Duration of retained drains (days) |
2.32 ± 0.51 |
2.36 ± 0.71 |
0.225a |
-0.27–0.19a |
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Complications |
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Cutaneous bruising |
1 |
0 |
1.044b |
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Hemorrhage |
0 |
1 |
0.975b |
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Hospital stay (days) |
4.37 ± 0.52 |
4.37 ± 0.69 |
0.543a |
-0.23–0.22a |
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P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant a Calculated using the unpaired t-test b Calculated with the chi-square test |
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Piromchai et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2008 8:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-8-1 |
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